# Incident 20090217004519I: Cessna 172M, Erie, PA, February 17, 2009

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 17, 2009, 12:20 local time
- Place: Erie, PA
- Airport: Erie International/Tom Ridge Field
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0831° N, 80.1739° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ERIE INTL/TOM RIDGE FLD (ERI), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0831&lon=-80.1739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9531H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9531H-2013-01-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 88 total, 88 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090217004519I

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## Other reports on N9531H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20041011026529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041011026529I), Oct 11, 2004: Cessna 172M (N9531H), Grand Junction, CO, Minor damage, 1 fatal. (-23) Industrial incident-no intent to fly. While performing a maintenance on a C-172, the mechanic was unable to get engine to start so he set the brake and…

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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