- Date
- February 24, 1983, 15:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place
- Chandler, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N54121Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 23629
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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/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Weather condition - gustsFactor
Ground loop/swerve - not correctedCause
Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid
Analysis
The acft left the runway during landing and entered a plowed field where a wing made contact with the furrows. The pilot stated that because of the crosswind he used only 10 degrees of flaps. A gust of wind caught the acft as he flaredfor landing and pushed the acft sideways so it landed in a crab. The acft then swerved off the runway into the plowed area and was damaged before stopping.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54121
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274885
- Airframe hours
- 468
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Stellar Executive Air
- Registered owner
- Steven Aaron
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Unknown · February 18, 1983 · 8 hours before
- Departed
- DVT · Phoenix, AZ
- Airport
- P19 · Steliar, runway 17, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 21
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 246 total · 102 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 34 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 190° at 17 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PHX, 10 nm away