# Accident 19970121045899A: Cessna 182J, Gaylord, MI, January 21, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1997, 10:00 local time
- Place: Gaylord, MI
- Airport: Otsego County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.0206° N, 84.6706° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.0206&lon=-84.6706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3128F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3128F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 182J (registry code 2072722, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182j) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental O-470 series (registry code 17026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 182J
- Reported engine: CONT O470R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA065) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970121045899A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE STUDENT PILOT, WHO WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, STATED THAT SMOKE FROM SMOKE STACKS SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT INDICATED THAT THE WINDS WERE OUT OF THE EAST. HE STATED THAT ON FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 9 HE REALIZED HE HAD A 'GOOD CROSSWIND' AS IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR HIM TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT.  SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE CONTACTED A SNOWBANK ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT REPORTED LOCAL WINDS WERE FROM 120 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 28 KNOTS.                                   (.19)ON JANUARY 21, 1997, AT 1000 EST, A CESSNA 182, N3128F, REGISTERED TO THE IOSCO FLYING CLUB AND FLOWN BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT, COLLIDED WITH A SNOWBANK WHILE LANDING AT THE GAYLORD OTSEGO COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT, GAYLORD, MICHIGAN.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE LAST LEG OF THE CROSS CONTRY ORIGINATE3D FROM ROGERS CITY, MICHIGAN, AT 0915 EST.  THE LANDING WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 27 (6,500'X100') AND THE LOCAL WINDS WERE REPORTED BY WITNESSES AS BING FROM 180 DEGREES AT 20 KNOTS.                       (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON LONG X-COUNTRY ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RWY 09 AT GAYLOR, MI WITH X-WIND OF APPROX 20 K. FROM 180 DEGREES. PILOT FAILED TO CORRECT FOR X-WIND DRIFT AND IMPACTED SNOW BANK ALONG NORTH SIDE OF RUNWAY.  DAMAGE TO NOSE WHEEL, PROP AND FIRE WALL.

## 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 CHI97LA065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA065), Jan 21, 1997: Cessna 182J (N3128F), Gaylord, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a failure to maintain proper runway alignment. Factors associated with the accident were: the gusty, crosswind…

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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