# Accident 20120721023019A: Cessna 172M, Hammond, NY, July 21, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2012, 15:22 local time
- Place: Hammond, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4686° N, 75.6558° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4686&lon=-75.6558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6778H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6778H-2012-10-31) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,857 total, 41 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA481) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120721023019A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING ON THE MOWED LANDING STRIP, THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SMALL DITCH BREAKING THE NOSE GEAR, AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA12CA481](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA481), Jul 21, 2012: Cessna 172M (N6778H), Hammond, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing in gusting wind 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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