# Accident 20080301844569A: Cessna 172, Apple River, IL, March 1, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2008, 16:50 local time
- Place: Apple River, IL
- Airport: Foster Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.5009° N, 90.0893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5009&lon=-90.0893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8366B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8366B-2008-09-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT O300*
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 165 total, 55 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080301844569A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ENTERED A LEFT DOWNWIND FOR RUNWAY 36 AT FOSTER FIELD.  AFTER CHECKING WEATHER AND LOOKING AT THE WIND SOCK DETERMINED THE WIND WAS 090 DEGREES.  PLANNED A SOFT FIELD LANDING TECHNIQUE.  JUST PRIOR TOUCHDOWN A WIND GUST PUSHED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE WEST (LEFT) AT TOUCH DOWN THE LEFT TIRE HIT THE SNOW ON THE WEST EDGE OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING THE FRONT THE AIRCRAFT TO TURN INTO THE SNOW BANK.  THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT WENT INTO THE SNOW BANK AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO IT'S TOP.  BOTH PASSENGERS EXITED THE PLANE WITHOUT INJURY.  RUNWAY IS 30 FEET WIDE WITH 15 FEET OF GRASS ON BOTH SIDES OF PAVEMENT BEFORE THE RUNWAY LIGHTS.  RECEIVED WX FROM DBQ AND FEPAWOS.  WIND 090 AT 9 KNOTS.  NO REPORT OF GUSTS.

## 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 CHI08CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA090), Mar 1, 2008: Cessna 172 (N8366B), Apple River, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and his failure to obtain/maintain directional control. Contributing factors were a crosswind and a snow bank.

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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