# Incident 20110518009219I: Cessna 172S, New Orleans, LA, May 18, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 18, 2011, 12:55 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: N6NS
- Location: 29.9546° N, 90.0751° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of New Orleans, LA, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9546&lon=-90.0751&mi=10
- Aircraft: N520ER, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N520ER) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110518009219I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS IN LANDING PHASE, WHEN WIND SWITCHED DIRECTION FROM A HEAD WIND TO A STRONG CROSSWIND. AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OVER TO LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT.  THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

## Other reports on N520ER (2)

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

- [Accident 20050412030589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050412030589A), Apr 12, 2005: Cessna 172S (N520ER), Gallup, NM, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot told investigators that the aircraft settled firmly back onto the runway following liftoff at Gallup, new Mexico. The nose landing gear…
- [Incident 20041215033529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041215033529I), Dec 15, 2004: Cessna 172S (N520ER), Prescott, AZ. (-23) Student pilot on solo flight attempted to land at the Prescott airport (prc) Prescott, Arizona. Upon landing the aircraft speed was excessive and the…

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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