# Accident 19970715018589A: Cessna 172N, Lakeland, FL, July 15, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 15, 1997, 18:30 local time
- Place: Lakeland, FL
- Airport: Lakeland Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.9704° N, 81.9392° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9704&lon=-81.9392&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737EV, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737EV-2018-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 64 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL97LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA105) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970715018589A

## Narrative

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

LANDING QUARTERING TAILWIND. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. STRUCK MARKER. (-23) DURING LANDING OF C-172 ON RUNWAY 9 AT LAL, STUDENT PILOT INADEQUATELY COMPENSATED FOR GUSTY CROSSWIND (200 10 G 20 KTS) AND LANDED IN THE GRASS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PRIOR TO STOPPING, AIRCRAFT HIT A RUNWAY MARKING SIGN, CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE WHEEL PANT, LEFT MAIN GEAER STRUT FAIRING AND WHEEL PANT, AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 ATL97LA105](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA105), Jul 15, 1997: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Lakeland, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway marker. The…

## Other reports on N737EV (2)

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

- [Accident 19870804045102A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870804045102A), Aug 4, 1987: Cessna 172N (N737EV), Palmdale, CA, Substantial damage. Level cruise. Overtaken and struck by descending DHC6 N931MA. Was able to land safely with severe damage.
- [Incident 19781217025499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781217025499I), Dec 17, 1978: Cessna 172 (N737EV), Albuquerque, NM, Minor damage. Airplane iced up, hit a tree-top on appraoch. Landed hard. The instructor had suggested a flat, no flap approach.

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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