# Accident 20031022028549A: Cessna 172M, Montague, CA, October 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 22, 2003, 16:50 local time
- Place: Montague, CA
- Airport: Montague-Yreka Rohrer Field
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7814° N, 122.4681° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7814&lon=-122.4681&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80543, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80543) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX04CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031022028549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) 1. GUSTY WINDS CAUSED PILOT TO LET THE AIRCRAFT DEPART THE RUNWAY AFTER A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. 2. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER WHILE TRYING TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WHILE IN A FRESHLY PLOWED FIELD.

## 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 LAX04CA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX04CA023), Oct 23, 2003: Cessna 172M (N80543), Montague, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and 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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