# Accident 19930410009539A: Cessna 172N, Towanda, KS, April 10, 1993

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 1993, 16:05 local time
- Place: Towanda, KS
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7907° N, 96.9895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7907&lon=-96.9895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6346E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6346E-1993-09-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 252 total, 252 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI93LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA138) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930410009539A

## Narrative

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

GUST LIFTED WING ON LANDING. LOST CONTROL. CAME DOWN ON RIGHT MAIN WHICH BROKE. WING HIT. NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.

## 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 CHI93LA138](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI93LA138), Apr 10, 1993: Cessna 172N (N6346E), Towanda, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT FAILED TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR A GUSTY CROSSWIND 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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