Cessna 172E N364SR

Summary

On 2 June 2002 at about 01:40 local time, a Cessna 172E registered N364SR was involved in an accident near Navajo Dam, New Mexico, 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.

Date

2 June 2002 at 01:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Navajo Dam, New Mexico, United States

Nearest airport

Navajo State Park (1V0)

Coordinates

36.8139, -107.6525

Aircraft

Cessna 172E

Registration

N364SR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Farmington → Navajo Dam

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW02LA170

Nobody was injured.

the pilot's failure maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch and go landing which resulted in a collision with trees. A contributing factor was the gusting wind conditions.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a touch and go landing, the pilot initiated a slight right turn to avoid striking a bird, and at which time, a wind gust pushed the airplane to the right. The pilot reduced engine power, aborted the takeoff, and the airplane veered off the right side of the runway. Subsequently, the right wing struck a tree, the airplane pivoted around the tree, and then the left wing contacted the ground. The pilot stated the wind was from the west-southwest and gusting.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.