Cessna 172K N79212

Summary

On 8 May 1996 at about 16:20 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79212 was involved in an accident near Leadville, Colorado, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

8 May 1996 at 16:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Leadville, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Lake County (LXV)

Coordinates

39.2409, -106.2908

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N79212

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Glenwood Spgs → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW96LA203

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure to adequately compensate for the wind conditions and to maintain directional control. Factors were: the gusting cross wind and the pilot's lack of total experience in make and model of aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was nearing the completion of a cross-country flight. During the landing rollout on the runway 16, the airplane encountered a gust of wind and exited the side of the runway. The airplane subsequently struck a snow bank which sheared off the nose landing gear causing the plane to nose over. The pilot reported that he had 125.8 hours of total flight experience, with 2.7 total hours in the accident airplane make and model of which 1.3 hours were as pilot-in-command. Wind at the time was from 220 at 10 knots with gusts to 21.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.