What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
On February 7, 2009 at approximately 1120 local time, a Cessna 172 bearing registration number N3554Q, registered to schubert brothers aviation inc. and operated by the rochester air center, sustained substantial damage while attempting a landing on runway 28 at the leroy airport (5G0) in leroy, NY. There was no flight plan filed for the pleasure flight, conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot reported that he had rented the aircraft from the rochester air center, flown to 5G0 to practice crosswind landings. On his first attempt, he made a poor approach and initiated a go-around. On the second approach, he landed ½ way down the runway but determined he was traveling too fast; he elected to attempt a touch and go but failed to maintain directional control, the right main gear entered the snow drift off the right side of the runway and the aircraft entered deep snow and flipped over. The aircraft came to rest inverted approx. ¾ of the way down the runway. Flaps were at approximately 10 degrees, carb heat was found in the open or “hot” position. No injuries (pilot was wearing shoulder harness), aircraft sustained substantial damage with damage to the right wing spar. Pilot had logged 5.2 hours during the previous 90 days, 1.5 in the last 30 days. The aircraft did sustain additional damage to the right wingtip, propeller rudder and antennas mounted on the upper surface of the fuselage.
As the FAA filed it
ON FEBRUARY 7, 2009 AT APPROXIMATELY 1120 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172 BEARING REGISTRATION NUMBER N3554Q, REGISTERED TO SCHUBERT BROTHERS AVIATION INC. AND OPERATED BY THE ROCHESTER AIR CENTER, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 28 AT THE LEROY AIRPORT (5G0) IN LEROY, NY. THERE WAS NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED FOR THE PLEASURE FLIGHT, CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE HAD RENTED THE AIRCRAFT FROM THE ROCHESTER AIR CENTER, FLOWN TO 5G0 TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS. ON HIS FIRST ATTEMPT, HE MADE A POOR APPROACH AND INITIATED A GO-AROUND. ON THE SECOND APPROACH, HE LANDED ½ WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY BUT DETERMINED HE WAS TRAVELING TOO FAST; HE ELECTED TO ATTEMPT A TOUCH AND GO BUT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ENTERED THE SNOW DRIFT OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED DEEP SNOW AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST INVERTED APPROX. ¾ OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. FLAPS WERE AT APPROXIMATELY 10 DEGREES, CARB HEAT WAS FOUND IN THE OPEN OR “HOT” POSITION. NO INJURIES (PILOT WAS WEARING SHOULDER HARNESS), AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WITH DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING SPAR. PILOT HAD LOGGED 5.2 HOURS DURING THE PREVIOUS 90 DAYS, 1.5 IN THE LAST 30 DAYS. THE AIRCRAFT DID SUSTAIN ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WINGTIP, PROPELLER RUDDER AND ANTENNAS MOUNTED ON THE UPPER SURFACE OF THE FUSELAGE.
NTSB investigation
The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.