# Accident 20010203006909A: Cessna 172, Troy, MI, February 3, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 3, 2001, 11:10 local time
- Place: Troy, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 42.5592° N, 83.1792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5592&lon=-83.1792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N369ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N369ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA081) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010203006909A

## Narrative

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

(.19) ON FEBRUARY 3, 2001, AT 1110 EST, A CESSNA 172RG, N369ER, OWNED AND PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (3,550 FEET BY 60 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE OAKLAND/TROY AIRPORT (7D2), TROY, MI. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONNEL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE PILOT REPORTED NO INJURIES. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM 7DR AT TIME UNKNOWN.

## 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 CHI01LA081](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA081), Feb 3, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N369ER), Troy, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the excessive touchdown airspeed and the directional control not maintained by the pilot. The snow bank was a contributing factor.

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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