- Date
- June 4, 1983, 17:05 local (Jun 5, 1983, 00:05 UTC)
- Place
- Columbia, CA
- Injuries
- 3 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6669ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830604022809A
- Case key
- 23736
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported that during the approach to rwy 17 he used 30 deg of flaps and maintained an airspeed of 55 KTS. When he was about ten feet AGL over the rwy threshold a strong gust of wind upset the aircraft. He lost control and tried to go around. The aircraft impacted the runway and bounced up. When it impacted the runway the second time, the nose gear collapsed. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest about 3000 feet from the threshold. A witness to the accident stated that the aircraft appeared to approach the runway a little too high and a bit too fast and the wind was from the north to west. The witness reported that the initial touchdown was hard. The aircraft bounced 6 feet into the air, touched down again and bounced 20 feet in the air. The aircraft then appeared to stall and it finally came down in a nose low attitude and flipped over. The winds were estimated to be 10 to 12 KTS with an occasional gust to 15 KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6669E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272048
- Airframe hours
- 1,762
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Skyway Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Byron R. Lais
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 12, 1983 · 74 hours before
- Departed
- SQL · San Carlos, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- 022 · Columbia, runway 17, 4,060 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 47
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 134 total · 27 in this make and model · 68 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 8 knots, gusting 15
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 81 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.