# Accident 19960224027609A: Cessna 172M, Warehouse Point, CT, February 24, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 1996, 18:30 local time
- Place: Warehouse Point, CT
- Airport: Skylark Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12219, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12219-1998-07-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 193 in this make and model, 23 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224027609A

## Narrative

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

VEERED OFF RUNWAY LANDING. RECOVERED RUNWAY HAD UNKNOWINGLY WING TIP HIT PROP OF PARKED PLANE. BLAMED GUSTY WIND.

## 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 NYC96LA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA075), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172M (N12219), Warehouse Point, CT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and gusts. The wind conditions were factors.

## Other reports on N12219 (2)

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

- [Accident 19971209040359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971209040359A), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12219), New Salem, MA, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Elected to descend low over reservoir for closer look. Struck water and sank. (.4) on December 9, 1997, about 1430 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M,…
- [Accident 19780401006419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780401006419A), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12219), East Windsor, CT, Substantial damage

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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