# Accident 20120505023029A: Cessna 172F, Cambridge, NY, May 5, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2012, 16:00 local time
- Place: Cambridge, NY
- Airport: Chapin Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0525° N, 73.3631° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0525&lon=-73.3631&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5551R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5551R-2012-08-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 182 total, 182 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA320) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120505023029A

## Narrative

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

DURING ROTATION A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRPLANE, AND THE PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE WENT INTO A CORN FIELD THE NOSE WHEEL BROKE OFF AND THE AIRPLANE "NOSED OVER" ONTO ITS BACK.PILOT STATED THAT IT ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY, AND HE HAD NOT REDUCED POWER.

## 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 ERA12CA320](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA320), May 5, 2012: Cessna 172F (N5551R), Cambridge, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of airplane control during a takeoff in variable 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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