- Date
- September 9, 1982, 11:15 local (18:15 UTC)
- Place
- Prineville, OR
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N6220ZCessna 172
- Weather
- Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 9, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Case key
- 72312
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Analysis
During the landing attempt the aircraft was blown to the right side of runway 28. The pilot was unable to correct for the wind drift and attempted to execute a go-around but the left wing tip caught in sagebrush off the left side of the runway and the aircraft nosed over.
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 - in flight
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Go-around - not performedFactor
In flight collision with terrain/water
Terrain condition - high vegetation
Nose over
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6220Z
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-75228
- Airframe hours
- 322
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-O2J, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Advanced Aviation Systems, Inc
- Registered owner
- Advanced Aviation Systems, Inc
- Departed
- RDM · Redmond, OR
- Destination
- S39
- Airport
- S39 · Prineville, runway 28, 5,000 × 60 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 39
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 55 total · 44 in this make and model · 16 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Day
- Wind
- 200° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 45 statute miles
- Temperature
- 158 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- RDM, 19 nm away