# Accident 20090207001899A: Cessna 172M, Le Roy, NY, February 7, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2009, 11:20 local time
- Place: Le Roy, NY
- Airport: Le Roy
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9814° N, 77.9375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9814&lon=-77.9375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3554Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 141 total, 58 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090207001899A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA09CA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA160), Feb 7, 2009: Cessna 172M (N3554Q), Le Roy, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for a crosswind during an aborted landing. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's decision to land in gusting crosswinds in excess of the manufacturer's…

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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