# Accident 20091202051839A: Cessna 172S, Greenfield, IN, December 2, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 2, 2009, 10:30 local time
- Place: Greenfield, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8394° N, 85.8914° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8394&lon=-85.8914&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6036Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6036Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 37 total, 37 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091202051839A

## Narrative

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

ON DECEMBER 2, 2009, AT 1030L A CESSNA 172S, N6036Y REGISTERED TO KRUGHOFF AIRCRAFT LEASING LLC VEERED OFF OF THE RUNWAY DURING LANDING AT MOUNT COMFORT AIRPORT (MQJ), GREENFIELD, INDIANA.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT MQJ.

## 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 CEN10CA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA062), Dec 2, 2009: Cessna 172S (N6036Y), Mt. Comfort, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while touching down during the landing.

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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