# Accident 20050510009179A: Cessna 172H, Plattsmouth, NE, May 10, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2005, 13:00 local time
- Place: Plattsmouth, NE
- Airport: Plattsmouth Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.9503° N, 95.9178° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9503&lon=-95.9178&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4987R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4987R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA115) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050510009179A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LANDING ON SECOND SOLO FLIGHT AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE RIGHT WING AND PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED. THERE WAS A STRONG GUSTY CROSSWIND.

## 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 CHI05CA115](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA115), May 10, 2005: Cessna 172H (N4987R), Plattsmouth, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions which resulted in a loss of aircraft control. A factor associated with the accident was the gusting 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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