# Accident 20120626012759A: Cessna 172S, West Palm Beach, FL, June 26, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2012, 16:33 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: North Palm Beach County Genera
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Location: 26.8458° N, 80.2222° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.8458&lon=-80.2222&mi=10
- Aircraft: N961MC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N961MC-2013-08-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,470 total, 800 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA419) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120626012759A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA N961MC, A CE-172S SERIAL NUMBER 172S9617, WAS AT NORTH PALM BEACH COUNTY GENERAL AVIATION AIRPORT (KF45) ON JUNE 26, 2012 AT ABOUT 1630 HOURS LOCAL TIME, TO PERFORM FLIGHT INSTRUCTIONS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT WHERE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 26. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INSTRUCTED THE STUDENT TO SWITCH RUNWAYS TO RUNWAY 31 TO PRACTICE CROSSWIND LANDINGS. APPROACH AND LANDING FOR THE TOUCH AND GO WAS FINE, APPLICATION OF POWER TO AIRCRAFT WAS ALSO FINE, AFTER LIFTING OFF THE RUNWAY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FELT A GUST OF WIND PUSHING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT THE WIND WAS TOO STRONG AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT ON ITS BACK. AIRCRAFT RESTED UPSIDE DOWN OF THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. CREW WAS UNHARMED AND EGRESS THE AIRCRAFT. KF45 OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE WEATHER AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS; BAROMETER 29.70, DENSITY ALTITUDE 2200, WIND 200 AT 19, GUSTING 32, VISIBILITY 10, 4300 SCATTERED, TEMPERATURE 32C, SOURCE: KF45 AWOS.

## 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 ERA12CA419](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA419), Jun 26, 2012: Cessna 172S (N961MC), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff in gusting crosswind conditions. Contributing to the accident was the flight instructor’s decision to conduct takeoffs…

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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