# Accident 20091205052199A: Cessna 172M, Diamond Point, WA, December 5, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 5, 2009, 16:15 local time
- Place: Diamond Point, WA
- Airport: Diamond Point Airstrip
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 48.0917° N, 122.9261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.0917&lon=-122.9261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20186, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20186-2010-09-20) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 419 total, 87 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR10CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20091205052199A

## Narrative

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

PILOT OVERFLEW THE RUNWAY TO EVALUATE THE WINDS AND RUNWAY CONDITION. NOTED CONFLICTING WIND INDICATIONS AND UP AND DOWNDRAFTS AS WELL AS A CROSSWIND WHILE ON FINAL. ALL INDICATIONS WERE NORMAL AND THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITHIN THE ESTABLISHED AIRSPEEDS IN THE OPERATING HANDBOOK. DURING THE ROLLOUT AN UNANTICIPATED WIND GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO RAISE THE RIGHT WING SUFICIENTLY TO CAUSE THE LEFT WING TIP TO STRIKE THE GROUND.  THE AIRCRAFT TIPPED TOWARD THE LEFT AND UPSIDE DOWN COMING TO REST INVERTED ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT AND PASSENGERS EVACUATED THE AIRCRAFT AND SECURED THE FEUL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS.

## 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 WPR10CA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR10CA073), Dec 6, 2009: Cessna 172M (N20186), Diamond Point, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation for the variable and unfavorable wind conditions.

## Other reports on N20186 (1)

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

- [Accident 19730214002429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730214002429A), Feb 14, 1973: Cessna 172D (N20186), Sekiu, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd downslope. Plt stated wind shifted,gusts to 18K.

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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