- Date
- March 31, 1983, 15:45 local (21:45 UTC)
- Place
- Odessa, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9591HCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830331011079A
- Case key
- 20853
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
Reportedly, before landing, flt service advised that the wind was from 220 deg. While on an apch to rwy 20, the plt encountered severe buffeting. After touching down in a x-wind condition, the acft rolled aprx 300 ft, then encountered a gust of wind & drifted off the rwy. The plt elected to 'go with the wind & use the grass beside the rwy to stop.' After decelerating on the grass to aprx 30 mph, another gust was encountered & the acft drifted further left & hit a mound of dirt. After the accident, the plt reported the wind was from 270 deg at 20, gusting 30 KTS. Aprx 9 mi west southwest at the midland regional arpt, the 1552 CST wind was from 250 deg at 24, gusting 33 KTS. Reportedly, the plt could have landed on a more favorable rwy (rwy 29).
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9591H
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17266250
- Airframe hours
- 855
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Andrew J. Pirkle
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · February 11, 1983
- Departed
- 21XS · Big Spring, TX
- Airport
- E02 · Schlemeyer, runway 20, 5,000 × 75 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
- 36
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 167 total · 69 in this make and model · 139 as pilot in command · 6 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 20 knots, gusting 30
- Visibility
- 100 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °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.