# Accident 19990105007199A: Cessna 172P, Lambertville, MI, January 5, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 5, 1999, 16:30 local time
- Place: Lambertville, MI
- Airport: Toledo Suburban Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7408° N, 83.6203° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7408&lon=-83.6203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53637, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53637-1999-07-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990105007199A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON JANUARY 5, 1999, AT 1630 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N53637, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON IMPACT WITH A SNOWBANK WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (5,013' X 50' DRY/ASPHALT), NEAR LAMBERTVILLE, MICHIGAN. THE PILOTS TOLD AUTHORITIES THAT ON ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT AND IMPACTED A SNOWBANK ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOTS REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE LOCAL FLIGHT DEPARTED ABOUT 1530. (-23) PILOT DID NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING.  AIRCRAFT WENT OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 AT TOLEDO, SUBURBAN AIRPORT (5G9). THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING AND MINOR DAMAGE TO COWL AND PROP.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 CHI99LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA058), Jan 5, 1999: Cessna 172P (N53637), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot-in-command's loss of directional control during landing roll. Factors to the accident were the icy terrain condition, crosswind, and the snow bank.

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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