# Accident 20100417041039A: Cessna 172M, Coldwater, KS, April 17, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 17, 2010, 11:00 local time
- Place: Coldwater, KS
- Airport: Comanche County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.2236° N, 99.3253° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2236&lon=-99.3253&mi=10
- Aircraft: N81772, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N81772) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 70 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN10CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA212) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100417041039A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT LOST CONTROL WHILE LANDING IN A CROSSWIND OF 10 KNOTS GUSTING TO 14. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A VASI BOX. THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR WERE DAMAGED. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

## 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 CEN10CA212](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA212), Apr 17, 2010: Cessna 172M (N81772), Coldwater, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to compensate for gusting crosswinds resultuing in the loss of directional control while 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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