ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 382550
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| Date: | Saturday 19 February 1983 |
| Time: | 18:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N5802J |
| MSN: | 17273839 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 777 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Durango, CO -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gallup, NM (KGUP) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT WENT OUT OF CONTROL DURING AN ATTEMPTED GO-AROUND AND CONTACTED SNOW COVERED TERRAIN WHERE IT NOSED OVER. THE PILOT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSS-WINDS AT TOUCHDOWN DURING LANDING AND STARTED A GO-AROUND. THE GO-AROUND ATTEMPT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL AS THE ACFT CONTACTED THE GROUND OFF THE RUNWAY AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL IN THE SNOW. THE PILOT SAID SHE FOUND OUT AFTER THE ACCIDENT THAT A RETENTION WALL ABEAM AND TO THE LEFT OF THE ACCIDENT SITE CREATE HAZARDOUS AND TURBULENT WINDS. IF SHE HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS SHE COULD HAVE LANDED FARTHER DOWN THE RUNWAY TO AVOID THIS TURBULENCE, SHE SAID.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB DEN83LA064
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 March 2013 | N5802J | 0 | Gila Bend, Arizona | |
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| 02-Apr-2024 15:04 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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