# Accident 20030614013289A: Cessna 172P, Seattle, WA, June 14, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 14, 2003, 20:00 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.6161° N, 122.2650° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.6161&lon=-122.2650&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9566L, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9566L) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 150 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030614013289A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PURPOSES, AND THE PIC INSTRUCTOR SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT WAS ADMINISTERING TRAINING TO A NON-SEAPLANE RATED PRIVATE PILOT WHO OCCUPIED THE LEFT SEAT. AFTER MULTIPLE SUCCESSFUL LANDINGS ON LAKE WASHINGTON, THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED FOR UNKNOWN REASONS DURING CROSSWIND LANDING PRACTICE WHILE THE STUDENT WAS MANIPULATING THE CONTROLS. BOTH PILOTS SUBSEQUENTLY DESCRIBED THE PROPER TECHNIQUE FOR EXECUTING A CROSSWIND LANDING.

## 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 SEA03LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA03LA103), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna 172P (N9566L), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The dual student's failure to maintain aircraft control and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action. Contributing factors were the crosswind condition and the flight instructor's lack of…

## Other reports on N9566L (2)

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

- [Accident 19971224039759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19971224039759A), Dec 24, 1997: Cessna 172P (N9566L), Kenmore, WA, Substantial damage. Acft brushed water with the left wing when landing, other circum are unknown, Kenmore, WA. (.4) the pilot reported that prior to executing an approach for…
- [Incident 19900506026549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900506026549I), May 6, 1990: Cessna 172 (N9566L), Renton, WA, Minor damage. Pilot struck a parked aircraft while taxiing from the seaplane ramp.

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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