# Accident 20020622018399A: Cessna 172N, Lynchburg, VA, June 22, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 2002, 12:10 local time
- Place: Lynchburg, VA
- Airport: Falwell Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.3678° N, 79.1172° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.3678&lon=-79.1172&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5408E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5408E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC02LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA121) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020622018399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND. THE AIRPLANE "BALLOONED" AND HE ATTEMPTED TO GO-AROUND. HE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST AND WAS BLOWN OFF TO THE LEFT AND STRUCK THE TREES.

## 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 NYC02LA121](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC02LA121), Jun 22, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5408E), Lynchburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane, a factor was the tailwind.

## Other reports on N5408E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19910217011019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910217011019I), Feb 17, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5408E), La Crosse, WI, Minor damage. Student lost directional control on a crosswind landing and veered off runway. Instructor unable to recover.

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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