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Incident · No damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Erie, PA · February 17, 2009

Date: February 17, 2009 · 12:20 local
Place: Erie, PA
Airport: Erie International/Tom Ridge Field
Phase of flight: Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N9531H
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 88 total88 in this make and model1 in the last 90 days

N9531HRegistration cancelled Jan 15, 2013 · Cessna 172MS/N 17266205 · Built 1975 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) PIC lost control during a crosswind landing. PIC was the sole occupant. PIC stated that a gust of wind caught him during the round out/flare and blew him sideways on the runway. When he attempted to recover, the plane felt like it as going to tip over, so he steered straight ahead and went into the grass. The tower asked him if he needed help, but he just taxied around a black sign and went to north coast to inspect the plane. There was no damage.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PIC LOST CONTROL DURING A CROSSWIND LANDING. PIC WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT. PIC STATED THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUGHT HIM DURING THE ROUND OUT/FLARE AND BLEW HIM SIDEWAYS ON THE RUNWAY. WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO RECOVER, THE PLANE FELT LIKE IT AS GOING TO TIP OVER, SO HE STEERED STRAIGHT AHEAD AND WENT INTO THE GRASS. THE TOWER ASKED HIM IF HE NEEDED HELP, BUT HE JUST TAXIED AROUND A BLACK SIGN AND WENT TO NORTH COAST TO INSPECT THE PLANE. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE.

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