# Accident 20100402030739A: Cessna 172D, Hillsboro, OH, April 2, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2010, 00:30 local time
- Place: Hillsboro, OH
- Airport: Highland County Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1889° N, 83.5389° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1889&lon=-83.5389&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2190Y, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2190Y-2010-04-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 0 total, 0 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100402030739A

## Narrative

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

AT APPROXIMATELY 2240 EDT ON 04/01/2010, JOHN J. WINKELMAN, JR REMOVED AIRCRAFT N2190Y FROM THE MAIN HANGAR AT HIGHLAND COUNTY AIRPORT (HOC), HILLSBORO, OHIO 45133.  AT APPROXIMATELY 0030 EDT ON 04/02/2010 MR.WINKELMAN FLEW THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE NORTH EAST END OF THE RUNWAY 23(LATITUDE 39 11.506N, LONGITUDE 083 32.067W) AT AN EXTREME ANGLE RESULTING IN A HIGH VELOCITY, HIGH ENERGY IMPACT. THE IMPACT TOTALLY DISTROYED THE AIRCRAFT AND CREATED A CRATER APPROXIMATELY 5 FEET IN DIAMETER, TAPERING FROM THE SHALLOW AT THE EDGES TO A DEBTH OF APPROXIMATELY 14 INCHES IN THE CENTER.  DURING THE INVESTIGATION THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE FULL OPEN POSITION, THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET FOR FULL NOSE DOWN, AND THE FLAPS WERE UP.

## 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 CEN10FA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10FA181), Apr 2, 2010: Cessna 172D (N2190Y), Hillsboro, OH, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: Impact with the runway pavement for unknown reasons.

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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