# Accident 20050322010939A: Cessna 172S, Thermal, CA, March 22, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 22, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Thermal, CA
- Airport: Thermal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.6267° N, 118.1597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6267&lon=-118.1597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N562AB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N562AB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 32 total, 32 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA118) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050322010939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT PRACTICING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHEN ENCOUNTERING GUSTY WINDS.

## 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 LAX05LA118](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05LA118), Mar 22, 2005: Cessna 172S (N562AB), Thermal, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind conditions and failure to maintain directional control.

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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