# Accident 19990307002169A: Cessna 172P, Plainfield, IL, March 7, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1999, 13:30 local time
- Place: Plainfield, IL
- Airport: Clow Internation Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6099° N, 88.1999° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6099&lon=-88.1999&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65192, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65192) (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 O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 5 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA104) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990307002169A

## Narrative

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

ACFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AFTER LANDING, AND THE ACFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT AND LEFT WINGS AND PROPELLER. (.19)ON MARCH 7, 1999, AT 1400 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N65192, PILOTED BY A STUDENT PILOT RECEIVED SUBATANTIAL DAMAGE DURING LANDING ROLL ON RUNWAY 36 (3,362' X 50' SNOW COVERED/ASPHALT) AT CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS.  THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE, THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, IMPACTED A SNOWBANK, AND CAME TO REST ON ITS NOSE.  THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJUIRES.  THE 14 CFR PART 91 INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT CONDUCTED IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS.  NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT CLOW INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT TIME UNKNOWN.      (-23)DURING HIS THIRD LANDING OF THE DAY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND HIT A SNOWBANK WITH THE LEFT LANDING GEAR WHEEL.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER TO THE LEFT, IMPACT THE SNOWBANK AND CAME TO REST ON IT'S NOSE.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, PROPELLER AND LOWER ENGINE COWLING.                                                                                                           (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT OF THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE SAID THAT HE MAINTAINED 65 KNOTS AND WAS LINED UP WITH THE RUNWAY 36 WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH. JUST ABOVE THE RUNWAY HE STATED HE PULLED BACK ON THE YOKE TO REDUCE AIRSPEED. THE STALL HORN SOUNDED BEFORE TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN A THIRD OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY AND BETWEEN THE CENTERLINE AND THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE FELT THE AIRPLANE BEING PUSHED LEFT AND THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL EXITING THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED A SNOW BANK, TIPPED ON ITS NOSE, AND CAME TO REST FACING EASTWARD. THE STUDENT'S INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT WINDS WERE FROM 070 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS. THE STUDENT'S LOGBOOK SHOWED 4.8 HOURS TOTAL TIME IN C-172'S. THE STUDENT WAS ENDORSED TO SOLO A C-172 AFTER 2.7 HOURS OF FLIGHT INSTRUCTION AND 6 LANDINGS IN A C-172. THE STUDENT HAD ACCUMULATED 4 SOLO LANDINGS AND 1.6 SOLO HOURS OF FLIGHT IN C-172'S INCLUDING THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT.

## 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 CHI99LA104](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA104), Mar 7, 1999: Cessna 172P (N65192), Plainfield, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate directional control during landing roll. A factor was 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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