# Incident 19900519043729I: Cessna 172RG, Litchfield, MN, May 19, 1990

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 1990, 17:40 local time
- Place: Litchfield, MN
- Airport: Litchfield Municipal Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0971° N, 94.5072° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at LITCHFIELD MUNI (LJF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0971&lon=-94.5072&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4959V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4959V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 736 total, 198 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900519043729I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. DEPARTED RUNWAY.PILOT IS A PARAPLEGIC. USES HAND-CONTROLS FOR RUDDER

## Other reports on N4959V (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19990716034179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990716034179I), Jul 16, 1999: Cessna 172RG (N4959V), Winsted, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Gear up landing on runway 27 Winsted, MN. During conduct of biennial flight review. Pic/cfi refused to provide pilot and flight instructor records,…
- [Incident 19890610050219I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890610050219I), Jun 10, 1989: Cessna 172RG (N4959V), Faribault, MN, Minor damage. Lost electrical power. Put gear handle down. Did not check gear and landed gear up. Emergency procedures not used.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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