Mondell Field Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Newcastle, Wyoming 82701
Friday, May 10, 2013 10:15 MDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot stated that while on final approach for landing, about 20 feet above ground level and about 15 feet from the approach end of the runway, the airplane began to sink and that it touched down hard off the runway surface. The nose wheel dug into the terrain, and the airplane nosed over resulting in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/10/2013
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1015
Event Time Zone Mountain Daylight Time
Event City Newcastle
Event State WYOMING
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 82701
Event Date Year 2013
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 455246N
Event Location Longitude 1041834W
Event Location Airport Mondell Field Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KECS
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 1
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 4176
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1015 Mountain Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 130
Weather Observation Facility ID KECS
Elevation of weather observation facility 4176
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 1
Time Zone of the weather observation MDT
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) 14
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 7
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 5
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.19
Density Altitude (feet) --
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report KECS 101615Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 14/07 A3019 RMK
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 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 31481
NTSB Notification Source FAA-ROC Seattle, WA
NTSB Notification Date --
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information --
Date of most recent change to record Aug 27 2013 8:50AM
User who most recently changed record johb
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office --

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N7610F
NTSB Number WPR13CA225
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed Unknown
Flight plan Was Activated? Yes
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name CESSNA
Aircraft Model 172N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17273268
Certified Max Gross Weight --
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection --
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours --
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated Yes
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type Unknown
Aircraft Owner Name FLIGHTLINE INC
Aircraft Owner Street Address --
Aircraft Owner City GILLETTE
Aircraft Owner State WY
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 82716-8107
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name FLIGHTLINE INC
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City GILLETTE
Operator State WY
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 82716-8107
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code GCC
Departure City Gillette
Departure State WY
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 940
Departure Time Zone MDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code KECS
Destination City Newcastle
Destination State WY
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight --
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record Jun 12 2013 3:28PM
User who most recently changed record stam
Since inspection or accident --
Event Location Runway Number and Location 31
Runway Length 5300
Runway Width 75
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --