# Accident 19970406004959A: Cessna 172K, Olathe, KS, April 6, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 6, 1997, 14:17 local time
- Place: Olathe, KS
- Airport: Johnson County Executive Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.8400° N, 94.7805° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8400&lon=-94.7805&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46311, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N46311-1999-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 181 total, 147 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970406004959A

## Narrative

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

LOST CONTROL AND FLIPPED OVER LANDING IN GUSTY CROSSWIND. EXCEEDED AIRCRAFTS CROSS WIND COMPONENT. (.4)DURING THE LANDING APPROACH THE PILOT TOLD ATC THAT THE SURFACE WINDS WERE '...NEAR THE RECOMMENDED MAXIMUM FOR MY PLANE... .'  HE SAID HE TOLD   THE CONTROLLER HE COULD DIVERT TO AN AIRPORT WHICH HE SPECIFIED.  THE PILOT SAID THE CONTROLLER TOLD HIM THE WINDS AT THE AIRPORT HE SPECIFIED WERE WORSE.  THE PILOT CONTINUED THE LANDING.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, THE AIRPLANE WAS '...IMMEDIATELY PUSHED TO THE RIGHT BY  A  GUST... .'  THE AIRPLANE   CROSSED RUNWAY 36 ONTO LOPING TERRAIN WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER.'  THE WINDS WERE FROM 290 DEGREES AT 19 KNOTS GUSTING TO 31 KNOTS. AN AIRPORT ABOUT 13 MILES WEST OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPORT HAD AN EAST-WEST RUNWAY.  THE PILOT SAID HE DIDN'T USE THAT AIRPORT BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE SAME WIND CONDITIONS EXISTED THERE AS THE AIRPORT HE HAD ASKED THE CONTROLLER ABOUT. THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT FOR THE AIRPLANE IS 15 MILES PER HOUR (MPH).  THE EXISTING CROSSWIND COMPONENT DURING THE LANDING WAS 18 KNOTS (22 MPH).             (-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED A LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 WITH REPORTED WINDS OF 29019G31                                                   . AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL.

## 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 CHI97LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA100), Apr 6, 1997: Cessna 172K (N46311), Olathe, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's improper inflight planning/decision and exceeding the airplane recommended crosswind component. Factors associated with this accident were the weather conditions of a high wind, gusts,…

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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