# Accident 20040704022099A: Cessna 172N, Wellsboro, PA, July 4, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 4, 2004, 17:00 local time
- Place: Wellsboro, PA
- Airport: Grand Canyon State Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7278° N, 77.3964° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7278&lon=-77.3964&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DJ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N10DJ) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 350 total, 200 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040704022099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) RECEIVED REPORT FROM AIRPORT MANAGER ON JULY 6, 2004, OF AIRCRAFT LOSS OF CONTROL DURING LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 DURING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS, ON JULY 4, 2004. AIRCRAFT STRUCK HAYBALE APPROXIMATELY 180 FEET ADJACENT TO RUNWAY. NO INJURIES REPORTED TO SOLE OCCUPANT. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT TIME OF INITIAL REPORT. TELEPHONE INTERVIEW WITH PILOT CONDUCTED 7/14/04, REVEALED PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE DUE TO DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS. NORMAL APPROACH MADE AND TOUCHDOWN OCCURRED AT MIDPOINT OF RUNWAY, AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND STRUCK HAYBALE DURING INCREASING GUSTY WIND CONDITIONS EXPERIENCED DURING SHORT FINAL AND TOUCHDOWN. PILOT STATED NO INJURIES WERE EXPERIENCED. AIRPORT MANAGER MADE AN UNOFFICIAL WEATHER OBSERVATION AT TIME OF EVENT. HE STATED CONDITIONS, ESTIMATED TO BE WINDS 150 DEGREES @ 14MPH GUSTING TO 19.

## 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 IAD04LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD04LA034), Jul 4, 2004: Cessna 172N (N10DJ), Wellsboro, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the crosswind.

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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