# Accident 20111014024449A: Cessna 172P, Ozark, MO, October 14, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 14, 2011, 16:30 local time
- Place: Ozark, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.9625° N, 93.1708° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9625&lon=-93.1708&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54356, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54356-2014-03-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 337 total, 330 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111014024449A

## Narrative

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

EYEWITNESSES ESTIMATED WINDS AT THE SITE FROM APPROX 10-20 KNOTS, ORIENTED DIRECTLY ACROSS RWY 18/36.  PILOT MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND: TWICE TO RWY 36 AND A FINAL ATTEMPT TO RWY 18.  ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED INTO THE TERRAIN APPROX 400 FEET SHORT OF THE APPROACH END OF RWY 18, ORIENTED ALONG THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE.  THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, CAUSING THE NOSE TO DIG INTO THE GROUND, FLIPPING THE AIRPLANE OVER ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN12CA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA022), Oct 14, 2011: Cessna 172P (N54356), Ozark, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for gusty crosswind conditions while on approach.

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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