Alpine-Casparis Municipal Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Alpine, Texas 79831
Thursday, June 14, 2012 17:29 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The pilot reported that during the landing roll a strong gust of wind caused the airplane to veer to the right. The pilot’s efforts to correct the veer were unsuccessful, and the airplane exited the right side of the runway. The airplane impacted a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the nose gear, the lower fuselage, empennage, and right wing. There were no preaccident anomalies with the airplane.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusting wind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 6/14/2012
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1729
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Alpine
Event State TEXAS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 79831
Event Date Year 2012
Event Date Month 6
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 302302N
Event Location Longitude 1034100W
Event Location Airport Alpine-Casparis Municipal
Event Location Nearest Airport ID E38
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 360
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1725 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 360
Weather Observation Facility ID KE38
Elevation of weather observation facility 2630
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 0
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height --
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Clear
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 37
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 5
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 210
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 19
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 22
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.96
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report METAR KE38 142220Z AUTO 19014G19KT 10SM CLR 36/05
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 3
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 30101
NTSB Notification Source FAA ASW Regl Opns Center-FTW
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 12 2012 5:22PM
User who most recently changed record bowl
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N4630F
NTSB Number CEN12CA372
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? --
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model TP206A
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number P206-0230
Certified Max Gross Weight 3600
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats 2
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats 6
Total number of seats on the aircraft 6
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 18 2012 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 25
Airframe Hours 6808
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type C126
Aircraft Owner Name UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Aircraft Owner Street Address 4105 OLD MAIN HILL
Aircraft Owner City LOGAN
Aircraft Owner State UT
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 84322-4105
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address 4105 OLD MAIN HILL
Operator City LOGAN
Operator State UT
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 84322-4105
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? No
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Aerial Observation
Second Pilot on Board Yes
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code 89TE
Departure City Lajitas
Departure State TX
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1700
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code E38
Destination City Alpine
Destination State TX
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jul 10 2012 3:01PM
User who most recently changed record linj-i
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 6002
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --