- Date
- February 1, 1982, 16:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2575XCessna P206
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820201013819A
- Case key
- 71373
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During arrival, the pilot received an advisory from UNICOM to land on runway 04. He reported that during the landing, he encountered a variable, quartering tailwind that was gusting to 30 knots. The nose gear assembly and attaching fuselage structure were substantially damaged during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2575X
- Reported as
- Cessna P206
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- P206-0075
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Continental IO-520A, 285 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Walter C. White
- Registered owner
- Walter C. White
- Departed
- ELP · Elpaso, TX
- Destination
- Las Cruces, NM
- Airport
- LCR · Crawford, runway 4, 6,071 × 0 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 48
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 246 total · 48 in this make and model · 193 as pilot in command · 23 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 20 knots
- Visibility
- 60 statute miles
- Temperature
- 104 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.