# Accident 20050126034399A: Cessna 172F, Willmar, MN, January 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 26, 2005
- Place: Willmar, MN
- Airport: Willmar Municipal-John L Rice Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.1156° N, 95.0889° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1156&lon=-95.0889&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8205U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8205U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050126034399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING A CROSSWIND LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY UPON LANDING AND STRUCK AN ICE HARDENED SNOW BANK. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF AND THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TO THE LEFT STRIKING THE LEFT WING. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED OFF. THE LEFT WING AND FIREWALL SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI05CA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA058), Jan 26, 2005: Cessna 172F (N8205U), Willmar, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to properly compensate for the crosswind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. Contributing factors were the crosswind and…

## Other reports on N8205U (1)

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

- [Accident 19780101000309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780101000309A), Jan 1, 1978: Cessna 172D (N8205U), Glenwood, MN, Substantial damage

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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