# Accident 20050210004469A: Cessna 172N, Crafton, ND, February 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 10, 2005, 15:00 local time
- Place: Crafton, ND
- Airport: Grafton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.4047° N, 97.3711° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4047&lon=-97.3711&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2291E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2291E) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 192 total, 120 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA070) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050210004469A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PRIVATE PILOT BEGAN A FLIGHT FROM PARK RAPIDS, MN (PKD) TO CROOKSTON, MN (CKN) AND THEN PROCEEDED TO GRAFTON, ND (GAF). ON LANDING AT GRAFTON ON RUNWAY 35, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE ENCOUNTERED CROSSWINDS THAT CAUSED HIM TO RUN OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET JUST TO THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED AN AREA OF CRUSTED SNOW ABOUT 12 TO 14 INCHES DEEP. THE AIRCRAFT THEN NOSED OVER, DAMAGING THE NOSEWHEEL. THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT WING TIP THEN STRUCK THE GROUND, AND AS THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED ON THE WING TIP IT CAME TO REST IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE. THE MAIN SPAR ON THE RIGHT WING WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED. NO MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WERE NOTED. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT AND NO FIRE ENSUED. THE PILOT HAD FILED A VFR FLIGHT PLAN.

## 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 CHI05LA070](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05LA070), Feb 10, 2005: Cessna 172N (N2291E), Grafton, ND, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of directional control during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the crosswind condition and…

## Other reports on N2291E (1)

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

- [Accident 20020825026429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020825026429A), Aug 25, 2002: Cessna 172N (N2291E), Tarboro, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot was on cross country solo and was attempting touch and go landing at airport. After touchdown student pilot attempted to take off. Student…

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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