# Accident 20020217002269A: Cessna 172H, Hackensack, MN, February 17, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2002, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hackensack, MN
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.9199° N, 94.5107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.9199&lon=-94.5107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1463F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1463F-2002-06-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA079) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020217002269A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTING TO LAND ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT (IN FLIGHT) OFF TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY WHERE HE CLIPPED THE TOPS OF SMALL TREES AND CRASHED. PILOT STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT THE AIRCRAFT AND BEFORE HE COULD CORRECT HE WAS HITTING THE TREES. TREES WERE ABOUT FIFTY FEET FROM THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE AIRPORT IS A PRIVATE STRIP BELONGING TO THE PILOT. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 17, 2002, AT 1900 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172H, N1463F, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH TREES AND THE TERRAIN DURING A GO-AROUND ON RUNWAY 14 (2,000 FEET BY 40 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE WEBB LAKE AIRPORT, HACKENSACK, MINNESOTA. THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM CRYSTAL, MINNESOTA, AT 1730.

## 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 CHI02LA079](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA079), Feb 18, 2002: Cessna 172H (N1463F), Hackensack, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the winds conditions which resulted in the failure to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors associated with the accident were the gusty…

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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