- Date
- August 6, 1988, 14:25 local (21:25 UTC)
- Place
- Imperial, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N53571Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 3, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880806030859A
- Case key
- 26075
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
During a solo instructional flt, while landing, a gust of wind raised one wing, putting weight on main wheel and one nose wheel. The pilot regained control; however, the airplane veered off the runway and nosed over in the soft dirt.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N53571
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274781
- Airframe hours
- 1,730
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Pacific Executive Aviation
- Registered owner
- Mackenzie Aviation Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · August 5, 1988 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- TRM · Thermal, CA
- Destination
- IPL · Imperial, CA
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- IPL · Imperial, runway 32, 5,304 × 100 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
- 20
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 35 total · 14 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 12 knots, gusting 20
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 106 °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.