- Date
- March 1, 1994, 17:20 local (Mar 2, 1994, 00:20 UTC)
- Place
- Casper, WY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N733WSCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19940301003189A
- Case key
- 41884
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain proper alignment with the runway. The crosswind was of factor.
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
During an attempted landing in a crosswind, the private pilot, who was flying from the right seat, allowed the aircraft to drift off the side of the runway during the flare. His attempted remedial action was not adequate to correct the situation, and the aircraft impacted a runway designator sign and a runway light.
Factual narrative
On March 1, 1994, at 1720 mountain standard time (MST), a Cessna 172, N733WS, impacted a runway marker during an attempted landing at Natrona County International Airport, Casper, Wyoming. The private pilot and his passenger were not injured, but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. The local personal pleasure flight, which departed the same location about 20 minutes earlier, was in visual meteorological conditions at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed, and there was no report of an ELT activation.
According to the pilot, who was flying from the right seat, he was attempting to land in an eight knot 50 degree crosswind, when he experienced difficulty maintaining directional control during the landing flare. During his attempted remedial action the aircraft drifted off the side of the runway and impacted a runway designation marker and a runway light.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733WS
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 68612
- Airframe hours
- 3,537
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Avi Air Inc.
- Registered owner
- Avi Air Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Special, Limited (Special); Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 31, 1993 · 68 hours before
- Airport
- CPR · Natrona County Intl., runway 21, 10,600 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 405 total · 156 in this make and model · 322 as pilot in command · 22 in the last 90 days · 12 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 280° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 46 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.