# Incident 19960502013359I: Cessna 172M, Palm Springs, CA, May 2, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 1996, 18:52 local time
- Place: Palm Springs, CA
- Airport: Palm Springs Regional Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8297° N, 116.5067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at PALM SPRINGS INTL (PSP), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8297&lon=-116.5067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1466U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1466U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 50 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960502013359I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT FROM HAWTHORNE, CA TO PALM SPRINGS, CA PILOT WAS MAKING A ROUTINE APPROACH, WITH NO ABNORMALITIES UNTIL, ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE WAS IN THE FLARE FOR A LANDING WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST THAT CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING AND DAMAGING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND A LANDING LIGHT. A REVIEW OF THE WEATHER REPORTED BY PSP ATCT INDICATES AN INCREASE IN WIND VELOCITY FROM A REPORTED 8 KNOTS TO A REPORTED 20 KNOTS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED.

## Other reports on N1466U (1)

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

- [Accident 19790331006329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790331006329A), Mar 31, 1979: Cessna 172 (N1466U), Lompoc, CA, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost directional control in crosswind 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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