# Accident 20060422005979A: Cessna 172E, Richmond, IN, April 22, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 22, 2006, 16:30 local time
- Place: Richmond, IN
- Airport: Richmond Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.7619° N, 84.8492° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7619&lon=-84.8492&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2985U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2985U) (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 O300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,681 total, 100 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060422005979A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 33. WIND VARIABLE BETWEEN 280/290@15 GUSTING TO 20KNOTS. 40-50 DEGREE CROSSWIND. PILOT APPLIED FULL LEFT AILERON, FULL RIGHT RUDDER AND NEUTRAL ELEVATOR TO COUNTERACT WIND. WIND PICKED UP LEFT WING UNTIL RIGHT WING AND BOTH PROPELLER BLADES IMPACTED GROUND.

## 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 CHI06CA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA123), Apr 22, 2006: Cessna 172E (N2985U), Richmond, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions during the landing. Factors were the crosswind and gusts.

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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