Cessna 172E N5696T

Summary

On 22 July 1999 at about 14:50 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N5696T was involved in an accident near Peyton, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

22 July 1999 at 14:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Peyton, Colorado, United States

Nearest airport

Meadow Lake Airport (00V)

Coordinates

39.0308, -104.4791

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N5696T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DEN99LA125

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft during landing touchdown. Factors were the crosswind and the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot performed two landings on runway 15, then practiced another two landings on runway 33 after the runway was switched. During his final full stop landing on runway 33, he encountered a crosswind during final approach. Immediately after the main wheels touched down, the aircraft encountered a 'strong crosswind,' causing it to exit the runway to the left and onto the grass. The airplane impacted a ditch, sustaining damage to the propeller, engine, nose landing gear, left wingtip, and firewall. Winds reported at the nearest weather reporting facility were from 340 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.