- Date
- June 10, 1984, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place
- Waterloo, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5614TCessna 172E
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840610026599A
- Case key
- 33705
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
There was heavy traffic at the arpt & the winds were from 280 deg at 16 KTS gusting to 25 KTS. Rather than waiting for the primary rwy (24), the plt elected to land on rwy 18. During the landing, a gust of wind lifted the right wing & the left wing dragged on the rwy. The left wing tip was damaged & the prop was bent during the occurrence.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5614T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172E
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17251514
- Airframe hours
- 1,201
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Dean E. Adkins
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · July 26, 1983 · 15 hours before
- Departed
- PRO · Perry, IA
- Destination
- ALO
- Airport
- ALO · Waterloo Muni, runway 18, 8,400 × 150 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
- 24
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 59 total · 7 in this make and model · 28 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 16 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALO
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.