# Accident 19950425008639A: Cessna 172G, Augusta, ME, April 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1995, 10:08 local time
- Place: Augusta, ME
- Airport: Augusta State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: L3JA
- Location: 44.3207° N, 69.7973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at AUGUSTA STATE (AUG), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3207&lon=-69.7973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3799L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3799L-1995-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA094) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950425008639A

## Narrative

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

SOLO STUDENT LOST CONTROL ON CROSSWIND LANDING. DRAGGED DOWNWIND WING. GROUND LOOPED. SHEARED OFF MAIN LANDING GEAR

## 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 NYC95LA094](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA094), Apr 25, 1995: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Augusta, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE STUDENT PILOT'S DELAY IN ABORTING THE LANDING ATTEMPT. THE CROSSWIND, AND THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR THE CROSSWIND WERE FACTORS.

## Other reports on N3799L (2)

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

- [Incident 19870817072209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870817072209I), Aug 17, 1987: Cessna 172G (N3799L), Houlton, ME, Minor damage. On rollout the aircraft sustained damage to the left wing, propeller blades. Unairworthy aircraft flown by pilot.
- [Incident 19790912035299I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790912035299I), Sep 12, 1979: Cessna 172 (N3799L), Howlton, ME. Chutist accidently deployed reserve chute, cut away the main, was injured in hard landing.

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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