# Accident 19970116000509A: Cessna 172P, Bloomington, IN, January 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 16, 1997, 15:11 local time
- Place: Bloomington, IN
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2293° N, 86.4698° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2293&lon=-86.4698&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51448, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N51448) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-235 series (registry code 41505, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-235-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA054) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970116000509A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT RAN OFF LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AND STRUCK A SNOWBANK. (-23) ON JANUARY 16, 1997, AT 1511 EST, A CESSNA 172-P, N51448, REGISTERED TO ROY WYATT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^  , COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK ON LANDING AT BLOOMINGTON AIRPORT, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA, WHILE ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE CERTIFICATED PRIVATE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI97LA054](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA054), Jan 16, 1997: Cessna 172P (N51448), Bloomington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain control of the aircraft. Factors included the icy runway and the crosswind.

## Other reports on N51448 (1)

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

- [Incident 19820414027579I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820414027579I), Apr 14, 1982: Cessna 172P (N51448), Farmingdale, NY, Minor damage. Pilot taxied off taxiway into grass where he hit a rut, damaging the nose wheel and propeller.

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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