# Incident 20040402014309I: Cessna 172P, Madison, WI, April 2, 2004

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2004, 10:00 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1399° N, 89.3375° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at DANE COUNTY RGNL/TRUAX FLD (MSN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1399&lon=-89.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98485, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98485) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 35 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040402014309I

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 04/02/2004, A PRIVATE PILOT WITH A GLIDER CERTIFICATE ONLY, WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT TO MADISON WI., IN ORDER TO GET THE REQUIREMENTS NEEDED FOR A PRIVATE PILOT AIRPLANE SINGLE ENGINE LAND RATING. HE WAS LANDING A CESSNA 172 ON RUNWAY 32 WHEN HE CLAIMED THE WIND CAUSED HIM TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY AND KNOCK OVER A RUNWAY LIGHT. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO THE AIRPLANE WAS A DENTED WHEEL FAIRING. THERE WAS A CROSSWIND WHEN HE LANDED.

## Other reports on N98485 (2)

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

- [Incident 20000602033279I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000602033279I), Jun 2, 2000: Cessna 172P (N98485), Morristown, NJ. (-23)Aircraft on takeoff roll at about 30 knots started veering to left. Pilot used opposite rudder to try to correct but not successful. Aircraft went off on…
- [Incident 19911009061509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911009061509I), Oct 9, 1991: Cessna 172P (N98485), Islip, NY. Student pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Veered off runway.

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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