# NTSB SEA82DA051: Cessna 172N, N1075F, Pocatello, ID, April 11, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Final report
- Date: April 11, 1982, 11:23 local (18:23 UTC)
- Place: Pocatello, ID
- Coordinates: 42.900211, -112.389549 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9002&lon=-112.3895&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 11, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72270
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA82DA051
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72270/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA82DA051

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flight into known adverse weather - attempted, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND SHORTLY AFTER COMMENCING TAKEOFF ROLL WHICH MOVED IT DIRECTLY ACROSS THE RUNWAY. INITIALLY THE PILOT MAINTAINED FULL POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT HOWEVER SHORTLY THEREAFTER HE REDUCED POWER TO IDLE. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED TAIL FIRST AND ROLLED OVER IN AN AREA OFF THE NORTHWEST SIDE AND THE UPWIND END OF RUNWAY 21. THE WIND REPORTED TO THE PILOT LESS THAN ONE MINUTE BEFORE TAKEOFF WAS 170 DEGREES AT 35 KNOTS. A SPECIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION TAKEN FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT REPORTED PEAK WIND GUSTS AT 44 KNOTS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1075F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1075F-2003-04-09), registration cancelled 2003-04-09, S/N 17272947, built 1980 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272947
- Airframe hours: 987
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Gale A. Krier
- Registered owner: Gale A. Krier
- Departed: PIH, POCATELLO, ID
- Destination: BOI, BOISE, ID
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: PIH, Pocatello Municipal, runway 21, 9,046 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 246 total, 245 in this make and model, 220 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 28 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 6,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 131 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: PIH

## 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 19820411009139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820411009139A), Apr 11, 1982: Cessna 172N, Pocatello, ID, Destroyed. Hit by strong crosswind on takeoff. Lost control on liftoff. Crashed tail first and rolled over off edge of 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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