# Accident 20070425009239A: Cessna 172A, Sarasota, FL, April 25, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 2007, 09:15 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Airport: Hidden River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.3019° N, 82.2703° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3019&lon=-82.2703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7224T, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7224T-2013-02-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,275 total, 200 in this make and model, 42 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC07LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA031) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070425009239A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING HIS THIRD APPROACH TO LAND IN GUSTY, DIRECT CROSSWIND CONDITIONS. TOUCHING DOWN SLIGHTLY SHORT OF MID FIELD, THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, LOST CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ABOUT MID FIELD. HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE AIRPLANE BACK TO THE RUNWAY, BUT AGAIN WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT FOR THE CROSSWIND, VEERED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK A CURB ON A CULVERT AND LEFT THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT, STRIKING A PALM TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING.

## 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 ANC07LA031](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC07LA031), Apr 25, 2007: Cessna 172A (N7224T), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, which resulted in a loss of control during landing, and collision with objects. Factors associated with the accident were wind gusts and a…

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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