FTW87LA145

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Yukon, OK · June 14, 1987

Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal report
Date
June 14, 1987, 16:50 local (21:50 UTC)
Place
Yukon, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N13618Cessna 172
Weather
Visual (VMC) · Day
Status
Completed · report October 7, 1988
Report
Approved by Office Director
FAA report
19870614020119A
Case key
22382

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Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Loss of control - on ground/waterLanding - roll
Directional control - not maintainedPilot in commandCause
Lack of total experiencePilot in commandFactor
Aborted landing - not performedPilot in commandCause
Nose overLanding - roll

Analysis

On touchdown the aircraft started to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder and lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft's right wing contacted the runway and the aircraft nosed over.

Aircraft

Registration
N13618
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Serial number
17262886
Airframe hours
3,706
Engine
Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Flight
Instructional · Part 91
Registered owner
FAA Flying Club Inc.
Airworthiness certificate
Standard, Normal
Last inspection
100 hour · May 13, 1987 · 1 hours before
Departed
PWA · Oklahoma City, OK
Airport
F29 · Page, runway 17R, 3,500 × 75 ft, concrete

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
42
Certificate
Student
Airplane ratings
Single-engine land
Medical
Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat
Left
Flight hours
18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days

Weather

Conditions
Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind
180° at 5 knots
Visibility
15 statute miles
Lowest ceiling
None
Temperature
97 °F, dew point 64 °F
Altimeter
29.00 inHg

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.