# Accident 19991027042949A: Cessna 172P, Waukon, IA, October 27, 1999 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 27, 1999, 16:20 local time - Place: Waukon, IA - Airport: Waukon Municipal Airport - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 43.2607° N, 91.4709° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2607&lon=-91.4709&mi=10 - Aircraft: N52569, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N52569) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA017) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991027042949A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) MR. BENEKE WAS EXECUTING A CROSS WIND LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE A/C. THE A/C HIT THREE FENCE POSTS AND CAME TO REST IN A ROADSIDE DITCH.(.19) ON OCTOBER 27, 1999, AT 1605 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N52569, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT HIT THE AIRPORT FENCE AND TREES DURING A GO-AROUND. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT DEPARTED HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT, CALEDONIA, MINNESOTA, AT 1555 WITH WAUKON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT AS THE DESTINATION. THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED DURING LANDING AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND, BUT IMPACTED THE FENCE AND TREES THAT PARALLELED THE RUNWAY. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PILOT REPORTED HE FLEW OVER THE AIRPORT TO DETERMINE WHICH RUNWAY TO USE BASED ON THE WINDS. HE CHOSE TO LAND ON RUNWAY 25. AT 1645, THE WINDS AT DECORAH MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DEH) LOCATED ABOUT 12 NAUTICAL MILES TO THE WEST WERE REPORTED AS 150 DEGREES AT 15 KNOTS GUSTING TO 22 KNOTS. THE PILOT REPORTED HE ATTEMPTED TO LAND BUT DID A GO-AROUND. THE PILOT EXECUTED AN ABORTED LANDING ON HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND. CONCERNING HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND, THE PILOT REPORTED, "THIS TIME I KNEW THAT I WOULD NEED TO PRESS HARD ON THE RUDDER SO I MOVED MY FEET DOWN, PRESSED HARD ON THE RUDDER AND SLIPPED THE PLANE DOWN TO THE RUNWAY. AFTER I LANDED, I KEPT PRESSING HARD ON THE PEDALS THINKING THAT I WAS ON THE BRAKES. LATER, AFTER I THOUGHT ABOUT THE ACCIDENT I REALIZED I DID NOT HAVE MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. I KEPT PRESSING HARD AND THE PLANE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN AND WAS BEING BLOWN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE NORTH. I THEN DECIDED TO TRY AND GO AROUND AGAIN-SO I GAVE ITFULL POWER AND LIFTED OFF, BUT I WAS BLOWN RIGHT INTO THE FENCE. THE PLANE KEPT RISING BUT THEN STARTED TO STALL SO I BROUGHT IT BACK DOWN AND WENT THROUGH TWO MORE FENCES AND I HIT A POLE WHICH TOOK OFF THE END OF THE WING BEFORE HITTING A ROAD BANK HEAD-ON WHICH STOPPED THE PLANE." ## 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 CHI00LA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA017), Oct 27, 1999: Cessna 172 (N52569), Waukon, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during the aborted landing. Factors relating to the accident included the crosswinds, the fence, and the trees. ## Other reports on N52569 (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19921205053329I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19921205053329I), Dec 5, 1992: Cessna 172P (N52569), Caledonia, MN, Minor damage. Lost directional control on a snow covered runway. Veered off runway. Hit snow bank and nosed over. - [Incident 19850217012939I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850217012939I), Feb 17, 1985: Cessna 172P (N52569), La Crosse, WI, Minor damage. During rollout wing came up and nose went down. Added power aircraft veered striking snowbank. 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.