# Accident 20071208832209A: Cessna 172R, Wausau, WI, December 8, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 8, 2007, 16:20 local time
- Place: Wausau, WI
- Airport: Wausau Downtown
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.9261° N, 89.6264° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9261&lon=-89.6264&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2151J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2151J-2008-12-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 158 total, 158 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071208832209A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT WAS PERFORMING LANDING AT AUW.  AFTER ONE SUCCESSFUL LANDING AND TWO BAULKED LANDINGS, HE TOUCHED DOWN MORE THAN 1600 FEET BEYOND THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 04.  THE PILOT STATED IT "JERKED" AS THOUGH ON A PATCH OF ICE.  AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK, FLIPPING OVER.  WIND LIGHT AND VARIABLE PATCHY SNOW ON RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI08CA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA047), Dec 8, 2007: Cessna Skyhawk 172 (N2151J), Wausau, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control during the landing roll. Factors that contributed to the accident included the snow on the runway and the snowbank.

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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