# Accident 20040906026479A: Cessna 172S, Mount Gilead, OH, September 6, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2004, 09:15 local time
- Place: Mount Gilead, OH
- Airport: Morrow County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5244° N, 82.8500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5244&lon=-82.8500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N809SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N809SP-2007-12-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 880 total, 48 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC04CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA206) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040906026479A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT, IN THE LEFT SEAT, WAS FLYING THE AIRCRAFT ON APPROACH TO RUNWAY 10 IN A RIGHT CROSSWIND. ACCORDING TO A WITNESS, THE LEFT WING TIP STRUCK THE GROUND SHORT OF THE RUNWAY TURNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE NORTH. THE CERTIFICATED PILOT, IN THE RIGHT SEAT, STATED HE TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT PRIOR TO IMPACT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN ALTITUDE AND CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT ABOUT A 55 DEGREE HEADING, COMING TO REST APPROXIMATELY 300 FEET FROM THE INITIAL GROUND CONTACT POINT ON THE TARMAC 20 FEET FROM THE AIRPORT OFFICE BUILDING.

## 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 NYC04CA206](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC04CA206), Sep 6, 2004: Cessna 172S (N809SP), Mount Gilead, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions which resulted in a collision with the runway. 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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