# Accident 20100315029479A: Cessna 172M, Waupaca, WI, March 15, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2010, 14:45 local time
- Place: Waupaca, WI
- Airport: Waupaca Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3331° N, 89.0197° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3331&lon=-89.0197&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1472U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1472U) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 31 total, 31 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100315029479A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS.  PILOT STATED THAT ON SECOND TAKEOFF LEFT WING RAISED.  HE STATED HE OVERCORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT INTO THE GUSTY CROSSWIND, RAN INTO SOFT, PLOWED FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 CEN10CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA158), Mar 15, 2010: Cessna 172M (N1472U), Waupaca, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting winds.

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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