# Accident 20001014040999A: Cessna 172G, Steubenville, OH, October 14, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2000, 16:12 local time
- Place: Steubenville, OH
- Airport: Jefferson County Airpark Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3602° N, 80.6404° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3602&lon=-80.6404&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4352L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4352L-2003-12-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 4 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001014040999A

## Narrative

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

(.4) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 32, AS THE AIRPLANE ENTERED GROUND EFFECT, THE LEFT WING SUDDENLY LIFTED SKYWARD, AND AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN HARD ON THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE AIRPLANE WAS THEN 'PUSHED' OFF THE RUNWAY BY THE CROSSWIND, AT A SPEED OF 65 KNOTS, AND THE PROPELLER IMPACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER, WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS, AND THE AIRPLANE BEGAN TO CLIMB. THE PILOT RAISED THE FLAPS TO 30 DEGREES AND THE RIGHT WING IMPACTED A TREE. THE RIGHT WING STRUCK A SECOND TREE, AND THE AIRPLANE DESCENDED TO THE GROUND. REVIEW OF THE PILOT'S LOGBOOK REVEALED THAT HE HAD ACCUMULATED ABOUT 78 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, OF WHICH 3.5 HOURS WERE IN MAKE AND MODEL. THE WINDS RECORDED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT ABOUT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, WERE FROM 210 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.

## 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 NYC01LA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA014), Oct 14, 2000: Cessna 172G (N4352L), Steubenville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing with a crosswind. Factors in the accident were the pilot's lack of familiarity in the make and model airplane, and the crosswind…

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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