# Accident 19950120048109A: Cessna 172K, Cottage Grove, WI, January 20, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 20, 1995, 13:00 local time
- Place: Cottage Grove, WI
- Airport: Blackhawk Field Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0805° N, 89.1992° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0805&lon=-89.1992&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84603, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84603-1997-09-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950120048109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JANUARY 20, 1995, ABOUT 1300 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N84603, RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A LONG LANDING TOUCH DOWN ON A SLIPPERY RUNWAY AT BLACKHAWK AIRFIELD, MADISON, WI. THE SOLO COMMERCIAL PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE CROSS COUNTRY 14 CFR 91 FLIGHT OPERATED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI95LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA070), Jan 20, 1995: Cessna 172 (N84603), Cottage Grove, WI, destroyed. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S SELECTION OF UNSUITABLE TERRAIN/RUNWAY FOR LANDING. FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE UNFAVORABLE WIND, ICY RUNWAY CONDITION, AND SNOWBANK AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY.

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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