# Accident 19960912028409A: Cessna 177, Clarksdale, MS, September 12, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 12, 1996, 10:30 local time
- Place: Clarksdale, MS
- Airport: Fletcher Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2092° N, 90.5393° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2092&lon=-90.5393&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29464, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N29464-2018-01-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 177 (registry code 2073704, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-177) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 177
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 10 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL96LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960912028409A

## Narrative

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

GUST OF WIND HIT PLANE AS STUDENT WAS LANDING. LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON GO AROUND. WIND CALM MOMENTS EARLIER.

## 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 ATL96LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96LA126), Sep 12, 1996: Cessna 177 (N29464), Lyon, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing, which resulted in a ground swerve. The gusty crosswind condition was a related factor.

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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