# Accident 19970928029209A: Cessna 172P, Yankton, SD, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997, 17:00 local time
- Place: Yankton, SD
- Airport: Chan Gurney Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.8804° N, 97.3904° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8804&lon=-97.3904&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52419, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52419-2007-12-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 103 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA303) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928029209A

## Narrative

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

CRASH LANDED AT YKN. NO DETAILS. (.4)IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE WINDS WERE REPORTED BETWEEN 280 AND 290 AT 18 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20.  WHILE ON FINAL FOR RUNWAY 31, THE AIRPLANE WAS CONFIGURED WITH NO FLAPS EXTENDED, AT AN AIRSPEED OF 75 KNOTS.  THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE UPWIND WHEEL FIRST, THEN 'GENTLY LIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY.'  SOON AFTER, THE AIRPLANE BANKED TO THE LEFT TO A HEADING APPROXIMATELY 20 TO 30 DEGREES LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT REPORTS THAT HE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, BUT BY THIS TIME THE AIRPLANE WAS OVER THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY.  SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH THE TERRAIN.  IT ROCKED OVER ONTO THE NOSE BEFORE SETTLING BACK ONTO THE MAIN GEAR.  IN A VERBAL STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE MAY HAVE BEEN 'RELIEVED' TO BE ON THE GROUND FOLLOWING THE INITIAL TOUCHDOWN, CAUSING HIM TO RELAX HIS CROSSWIND CORRECTION.

## 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 CHI97LA303](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA303), Sep 28, 1997: Cessna 172P (N52419), Yankton, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft. A factor contributing to the accident was the wind gusts.

## Other reports on N52419 (2)

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

- [Incident 19840418020779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840418020779I), Apr 18, 1984: Cessna 172P (N52419), Sioux Falls, SD. Struck a bird with the propeller while in the pattern on a night student instruction flight.
- [Accident 19831117075549A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831117075549A), Nov 17, 1983: Cessna 172P (N52419), Yankton, SD. Mechanic struck by hot prop as he moved it for the pilot. Mags were off but plead wired incorrectly made mag hot.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.