# NTSB LAX82DA052: Cessna 172, N13533, Flagstaff, AZ, January 25, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 24, 1982, 22:30 local (Jan 25, 1982, 05:30 UTC)
- Place: Flagstaff, AZ
- Coordinates: 35.230052, -111.720611 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2301&lon=-111.7206&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 24, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 70682
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX82DA052
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/70682/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX82DA052

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - icy (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - directional control - poor, pilot in command (cause)
  - checklist - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - visual/aural detection, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - roll
  - airport snow removal - poor, airport personnel (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

THE PILOT MADE A NIGHT LANDING WITHOUT LANDING LIGHTS. THE RUNWAY WAS NARROWED BY SNOW BANKS INSIDE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ON THE ICY RUNWAY AND RODE UP ONTO THE RIGHT SNOWBANK, DRAGGING THE LEFT WING. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED TO THE RIGHT THE RIGHT WING AND NOSE CONTACTED THE SNOW.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13533](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13533-2023-04-20), registration cancelled 2023-04-20, S/N 17262828, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17262828
- Airframe hours: 1398
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Tyler B. Wiley
- Registered owner: Arizona Sky Blazers Club
- Departed: LAS, LAS VEGAS, NV
- Destination: X16, TAMPA, FL
- Airport: FLG, Pulliam Field, runway 21, 7,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 23; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 225 total, 106 in this make and model, 187 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 11 statute miles
- Temperature: 77 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820124001829A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820124001829A), Jan 24, 1982: Cessna 172M, Flagstaff, AZ, Substantial damage. Ice on runway caused aircraft to slide into snowbank tipping wing down on runway.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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