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NTSB investigation record

SEA92LA213

Completed

Cessna 172M· N12089

NTSB Report
Date
September 19, 1992
Location
Lloyd, MT
Conditions
VMC
Record
Published September 14, 1993

Primary finding

Probable cause

The pilot in command's failure to maintain directional control. A factor contributing to the accident was wind gusts.

Investigator assessment

Analysis narrative

The pilot executed a landing to the south on a gravel road and reported that during the rollout 'a west cross wind gusted & pushed the aircraft to the left'. The pilot lost directional control and the aircraft nosed over as it departed the road. The pilot reported westerly winds at 10 knots with gusts to 30 knots.

Source record

Factual narrative

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