Cessna 172B N7882X
31 March 1999 · Winslow, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 31 March 1999 at about 17:15 local time, a Cessna 172B registered N7882X was involved in an accident near Winslow, Arizona, United States. One person was 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.
The record
- Date
- at 17:15
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Winslow, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Winslow-Lindbergh Region (INW)
- Coordinates
- 35.0998, -110.6408
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172B
- Registration
- N7882X
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Albuquerque → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX99LA132
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The pilot's decision to continue flight into known adverse wind conditions which exceeded the ground handling capability of the aircraft.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The pilot landed on runway 22 and was blown over by high winds while turning off the runway to a parallel taxiway. According to Federal Aviation Administration records, there is no record that the pilot requested or received a preflight weather briefing. A review of FAA records disclosed that the pilot had an in-flight radio contact with Prescott flight service station while en route. In the contact at 1001, the pilot first inquired only about the CTAF frequency for the Winslow airport. The briefer then advised the pilot of the forecast for strong surface winds over the entire area and provided the 0956 Winslow METAR, which was reporting surface winds from 230 degrees at 40 knots with gusts to 50 knots. Review of the METAR reports showed that peak wind gusts of 63 knots occurred within an hour after the accident. According to engineering data provided by Cessna Aircraft, the maximum demonstrated crosswind capability of the aircraft is 17 knots.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1999 | Cessna 172A | Shoshone, California, United States | Charles R. Christman | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1999 | Cessna 172M | Lancaster, Texas, United States | Marvin E. Scott | Minor injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1999 | Cessna 172P | Grants, New Mexico, United States | Robertson Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172 | Centre, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Sep 1999 | Cessna 172N | San Jose, California, United States | Concord Flight Intl, Inc | No injuries | - |
| 26 Jan 1999 | Cessna 172E | Guymon, Oklahoma, United States | Denny O'hara | No injuries | - |
All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| 9 Apr 1999 | Witzel GLASSAIR II FT | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 6 May 1999 | Widner RV-3A | Casa Grande, Arizona, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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