- Date
- September 14, 1991, 14:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- St George, UT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2185ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910914044389A
- Case key
- 41539
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Probable cause
Improper planning/decision by the student pilot. The crosswind and the student's lack of experience were related factors.
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.
Analysis
The student pilot lost directional control of the Cessna 172N after landing in strong crosswind conditions which he encountered when arriving at his home base after a cross-country flight.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2185E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17271182
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Suntime Aviation
- Departed
- U08 · Overton, NV
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- SGU · St George Muni, runway 16, 6,100 × 75 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
- 28
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 26 total · 25 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 20 knots, gusting 26
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.