# Accident 20100424032349A: Cessna 172N, Wappingers Fall, NY, April 24, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2010, 11:45 local time
- Place: Wappingers Fall, NY
- Airport: Dutchess County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6225° N, 73.8839° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6225&lon=-73.8839&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5371D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371D-2010-09-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 250 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA244) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100424032349A

## Narrative

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

N5371D, PILOTED BY MR. COHEN HAD COMPLETED 3 TAKEOFFS AND LANDING TO RUNWAY 06 AT POU.  DURING THE FOURTH AND FINAL LANDING, UPON TOUCHDOWN FROM A NORMAL, STABILIZED APPROACH AND LANDING, THE PILOT STATED THE AIRCRAFT INEXPLICABLY VEERED LEFT.  HE FURTHER STATED THAT HE TOOK LITTLE OR NO CORRECTIVE ACTION TO COUNTER CONTROL OUT OF CONCERN OF OVER CONTROLLING.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN, AND STOPPED APPROXIMATELY 300' LATER IN THE GRASS.  THE SIGN AND WAS TORN LOSE BY THE IMPACT, AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA10CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA244), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N5371D), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing rollout.

## Other reports on N5371D (2)

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

- [Incident 20050210014319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050210014319I), Feb 10, 2005: Cessna 172N (N5371D), Lakeville, MN, Minor damage. (-23) Pilot on solo cross country flight from rochester, MN (krst) to Airlake Airport, Lakeville, MN (klvn). Pilot attempted landing on runway 30, flared high…
- [Accident 19890305004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305004409A), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 172N (N5371D), Cresco, IA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a strong crosswind. Slid off notamed, iced runway and collided with a snowbank.

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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