# Accident 20040128003559A: Cessna 172M, Jeffersonville, IN, January 28, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 28, 2004, 09:00 local time
- Place: Jeffersonville, IN
- Airport: Clark County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3656° N, 85.7383° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3656&lon=-85.7383&mi=10
- Aircraft: N70256, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N70256) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 175 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040128003559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW/ICE BANK ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THEREFORE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CLOSED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY IMPACT WITH THE SNOW/ICE BANK.

## 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 CHI04LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04LA062), Jan 28, 2004: Cessna 172M (N70256), Jeffersonville, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot selecting a closed runway for landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain NOTAM information and the snowbank across the closed runway.

## Other reports on N70256 (2)

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

- [Incident 20010509007759I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010509007759I), May 9, 2001: Cessna 172M (N70256), Louisville, KY, Minor damage. (-23)Pilot was landing runway 01 at Bowman field Louisville, KY. Pilot stated he landed long, (at intersection on runway 24) and was unable to stop. Aircraft…
- [Accident 19770316004879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770316004879A), Mar 16, 1977: Cessna 172M (N70256), Monroe, MI, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 35 knots.

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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