# NTSB SEA93LA099: Cessna 172K, N1628C, Ogden, UT, March 8, 1993

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 8, 1993, 08:30 local (15:30 UTC)
- Place: Ogden, UT
- Coordinates: 41.239452, -112.130027 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2395&lon=-112.1300&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 13, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 43014
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA93LA099
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/43014/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA93LA099

## Probable cause

THE PILOT IN COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE SOFT TERRAIN, EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, AND CROSSWINDS.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- Nose down, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - soft
  - ground loop/swerve

## Analysis

THE PILOT IN COMMAND TOUCHED DOWN SLIGHTLY FAST ON THE 2500 FOOT GRAVEL STRIP WHILE LANDING TO THE EAST. A NORTHEASTERLY CROSSWIND WAS REPORTED AT THE TIME. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO BOUNCE AND COCK LEFT DURING WHICH TIME THE LEFT WHEEL ROLLED INTO SOFT SOIL. THEREAFTER, THE PILOT IN COMMAND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1628C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1628C-2020-09-22), registration cancelled 2020-09-22, S/N 30328, built 1953 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 180](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-180) (registry code 2072602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 30328
- Airframe hours: 3501
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-470J 225 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Fitzgerald, Brett R.
- Registered owner: Fitzgerald, Brett R.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 28, 1992, 23 hours before
- Airport: Promontory Point, runway 8, 2,500 × 50 ft, gravel

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 1,530 total, 25 in this make and model, 1,480 as pilot in command, 31 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 50° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none

## 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 19930308009839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930308009839A), Mar 8, 1993: Cessna 180, Ogden, UT, Substantial damage. Lost directional control and ground looped while landing in a crosswind. CFI rated passenger reported giving dual.

## Other investigations on N1628C (1)

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.

- [NTSB GAA19CA219](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA219), Apr 24, 2019: Cessna 180 (N1628C), Morgan, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and an attempted aborted landing and impact with bushes and terrain.

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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