# Accident 20030520010219A: Cessna 172S, Cedar City, UT, May 20, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 20, 2003, 19:30 local time
- Place: Cedar City, UT
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4017° N, 112.9103° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4017&lon=-112.9103&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5278H (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: 360 total, 100 in this make and model, 68 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DEN03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA083) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030520010219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT STATES HE WAS TAKING OFF FROM A PRIVATE DIRT AIRSTRIP WHEN HIS AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE FURTHER STATED THAT THE LEFT WHEEL CAUGHT A DITCH AND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER LANDING UPSIDE DOWN IN THE DITCH. THE PILOT STATES THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR WITH NO WIND. NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR THE ONE PASSENGER. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 DEN03LA083](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN03LA083), May 21, 2003: Cessna 172S (N5278H), Cedar City, UT, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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