# Accident 20080122844549A: Cessna 172N, South St Paul, MN, January 22, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2008, 13:50 local time
- Place: South St Paul, MN
- Airport: South St Paul Municipal-Richard E F
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.8572° N, 93.0328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.8572&lon=-93.0328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738UE, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N738UE) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 51 total, 50 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080122844549A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT AIRCRAFT LANDED AT SGS, AND 100 FEET AFTER THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN, THE ACFT WAS PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD BY THE CROSS WIND TO THE RIGHT UNTIL NOSE GEAR STUCK IN THE SNOW AND FLIPPER OVER AIRCRAFT ON IT'S TOP.  THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO SPAR AND RIBS IN BOTH WINGS.  NO INJURIES TO PILOT.  PILOT ISSUED A NO-SOLO LETTER UNTIL DUALFLIGHT INSTRUCTION HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

## 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 CHI08CA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA069), Jan 22, 2008: Cessna 172N (N738UE), South St. Paul, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident were the snow-covered runway and the gusty wind conditions.

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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