# Accident 20051223032369A: Cessna 172R, Morris, IL, December 23, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2005, 09:15 local time
- Place: Morris, IL
- Airport: Morris Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4256° N, 88.4186° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4256&lon=-88.4186&mi=10
- Aircraft: N723PG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N723PG) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 58 total, 5 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051223032369A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ WAS LANDING AT MORRIS AIRPORT, MORRIS, ILLINOIS. THE WEATHER AT MORRIS WAS VFR AND THE WINDS WERE 210 AT 15 KNOTS. THE PILOT ^PRIVACY D^ DID NOT CHECK THE AWOS, CALL UNICOM FOR WINDS OR ACTIVE, OR CHECK THE WIND SOCK AT MORRIS FOR THE CURRENT WEATHER. HE STATED HE WAS NOT THAT FAMILIAR WITH THE RADIOS IN THE AIRCRAFT. HE DECIDED TO USE THE WINDS THAT WERE REPORTED AT HIS DEPARTURE AIRPORT POPLAR GROVE AIRPORT, POPLAR GROVE, ILLINOIS. HIS FIRST ATTEMPT TO LAND ON RUNWAY 36 AT MORRIS HE WAS HIGH AND FAST SO HE WENT AROUND. THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO THE SAME RUNWAY HE WAS HIGH AND FAST, BUT DECIDED TO LAND ANYWAY. HE LANDED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT. UPON LANDING THE RIGHT WHEEL HIT SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HAD 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 CHI06CA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA053), Dec 23, 2005: Cessna 172R (N723PG), Morris, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a quartering tailwind and not maintaining directional control. Factors were the quartering tailwind and the snowdrift.

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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