# Accident 19901102064609A: Cessna 172N, Abilene, TX, November 2, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1990, 13:40 local time
- Place: Abilene, TX
- Airport: Abilene Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4113° N, 99.6819° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ABILENE RGNL (ABI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4113&lon=-99.6819&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5096D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5096D-1998-11-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA011) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901102064609A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. WING HIT GROUND CAUSING A CARTWHEEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW91LA011](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW91LA011), Nov 2, 1990: Cessna 172 (N5096D), Abilene, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: PILOT'S FAILURE TO COMPENSATE FOR GUSTY WIND CONDITION.

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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