# Accident 19941015034989A: Cessna 172F, St Petersburg-C, FL, October 15, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 15, 1994, 14:56 local time
- Place: St Petersburg-C, FL
- Airport: St Petersburg-Clearwater International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9102° N, 82.6874° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9102&lon=-82.6874&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8356U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8356U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19941015034989A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND TAKEOFF. LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT SOD AND NOSED OVER. TOO MUCH WIND FOR STUDENT.

## 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 MIA95LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA006), Oct 15, 1994: Cessna 172-F (N8356U), Clearwater, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE CROSSWIND CONDITION. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF TOTAL EXPERIENCE.

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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