20010106000649I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Defiance, OH · January 6, 2001

Date: January 6, 2001 · 11:30 local
Place: Defiance, OH
Airport: Defiance Memorial Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N9847G
Reported as: Cessna 172L
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,000 total1,200 in this make and model35 in the last 90 days

N9847GRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17259747 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)On January 6, 2001, at approx. 1130 EST, student pilotprivacy data omitted attempted to land a/c N9847G, a Cessna 172L, on runway 30 at the Defiance Memorial Airport in Ohio. His instructor,privacy data omitted was in the right seat position. As the final approach was initiated over the end of the runway, privacy data omittedexperienced an eight knot cross wind from the left and the a/c veered to the right. privacy data omittedThen took over the controls and attempted to correct the directional control of the a/c. privacy data omittedWas unable to correct the direction of flight and the a/c veered off to the right of the runway, with the right landing gear tracking off into a snow bank, causing the a/c to go nose over/upside down into the snow bank. There were no injuries to either pilot and the a/c sustained minor damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23)ON JANUARY 6, 2001, AT APPROX. 1130 EST, STUDENT PILOT^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ATTEMPTED TO LAND A/C N9847G, A CESSNA 172L, ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE DEFIANCE MEMORIAL AIRPORT IN OHIO. HIS INSTRUCTOR,^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS IN THE RIGHT SEAT POSITION. AS THE FINAL APPROACH WAS INITIATED OVER THE END OF THE RUNWAY, ^PRIVACY DA^EXPERIENCED AN EIGHT KNOT CROSS WIND FROM THE LEFT AND THE A/C VEERED TO THE RIGHT. ^PRIVACY DATA^THEN TOOK OVER THE CONTROLS AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE A/C. ^PRIVACY DATA^WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF FLIGHT AND THE A/C VEERED OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY, WITH THE RIGHT LANDING GEAR TRACKING OFF INTO A SNOW BANK, CAUSING THE A/C TO GO NOSE OVER/UPSIDE DOWN INTO THE SNOW BANK. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO EITHER PILOT AND THE A/C SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.