# Accident 20120219002329A: Cessna 172M, Mayaguez, PR, February 19, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 19, 2012, 14:35 local time
- Place: Mayaguez, PR
- Airport: Eugenio Maria De Hostos
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 18.2217° N, 66.5893° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=18.2217&lon=-66.5893&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5286H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5286H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 899 total, 827 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120219002329A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 19, 2012, AT APPROXIMATELY 14:35, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE NO.^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, WAS LANDING AT MAYAGUEZ AIRPORT (MAZ), RUNWAY 9, IN A CESSNA 172 AIRCRAFT, N5286H. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT WAS CLOSE TO TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A HARD CROSS WIND. THE PILOT APPLIED FULL POWER TO GO AROUND BUT THE AIRPLANE HIT THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARD A VEGETATION AREA WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER. THE PILOT AND ITS THREE (3) PASSENGERS IMMEDIATELY EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 ERA12CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA211), Feb 19, 2012: Cessna 172M (N5286H), Mayaquez, PR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot did not maintain control of the airplane while landing in crosswind conditions.

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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