# Accident 20030323003599A: Cessna 172S, Erie, CO, March 23, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2003, 15:50 local time
- Place: Erie, CO
- Airport: Tri-County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0103° N, 105.0478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0103&lon=-105.0478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3544Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 550 total, 450 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA052) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030323003599A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION, AN APPROACH WAS MADE TO TRI-COUNTY AIRPORT (48V). DUE TO STRONG CROSSWINDS, A GO-AROUND WAS EXECUTED AND THE INSTRUCTOR WAS DEMONSTRATING CROSSWIND TECHNIQUES WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WERE UNINJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE WING STRUCTURE, WING STRUT, PROPELLER, AND TAIL.

## 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 DEN03LA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA052), Mar 23, 2003: Cessna 172S (N3544Q), Erie, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during aborted landing. Contributing factors include the crosswind component, and the snow covered muddy terrain.

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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