# Accident 20060419011119A: Cessna 172E, Wadena, MN, April 19, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 19, 2006, 15:30 local time
- Place: Wadena, MN
- Airport: Wadena Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.4506° N, 95.2181° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4506&lon=-95.2181&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5766T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5766T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 14 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA120) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060419011119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 16 AT KADC WITH A CROSSWIND 130 16 G 22 AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL AFTER TOUCH DOWN AND DRIFTED TO THE WEST OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN TRIED TO ADD POWER TO GO AROUND AND DECIDED THAT HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GO AROUND. HE BROUGHT THE POWER TO IDLE AND WENT DOWN INTO THE DITCH ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 16. THE AIRPLANE SUNK IN THE MUD ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. NO INJURIES, BUT SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CHI06CA120](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA120), Apr 19, 2006: Cessna 172E (N5766T), Wadena, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions during the landing. Factors were the crosswinds, the gusts, and the ditch.

## Other reports on N5766T (1)

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

- [Incident 19910314013499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910314013499I), Mar 14, 1991: Cessna 172E (N5766T), St Paul, MN, Minor damage. Student pilot struck a parked aircraft with his wing tip while attempting a u turn on parking ramp.

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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