# Accident 19910101000049A: Cessna 172P, Hen Holstein, WI, January 1, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 1991, 14:00 local time
- Place: Hen Holstein, WI
- Airport: New Holstein Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.9441° N, 88.1148° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at NEW HOLSTEIN MUNI (8D1), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.9441&lon=-88.1148&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55409, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55409) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 210 total, 140 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910101000049A

## Narrative

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

TRIED TO LAND ON ICE COVERED RUNWAY IN A STRONG CROSSWIND.WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY INTO SNOWBANK. DIDNT CHECK NOTAMS.

## 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 CHI91LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA054), Jan 1, 1991: Cessna 172P (N55409), New Holstein, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S DECISION TO CONTINUE THE LANDING APPROACH, LANDING ON AN ICE COVERED RUNWAY AND THE INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSWIND.

## Other reports on N55409 (1)

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

- [Accident 19950412007559A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950412007559A), Apr 12, 1995: Cessna 172P (N55409), Mountain Home, AR, Substantial damage. Departed runway landing in gusty winds. Struck a fence. Damaged wings and tail. Windy for this type.

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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