# Accident 20121118025139A: Cessna 172N, Poplar Grove, IL, November 18, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2012, 12:10 local time
- Place: Poplar Grove, IL
- Airport: Poplar Grove
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3223° N, 88.8436° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3223&lon=-88.8436&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4811G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4811G) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, unknown or foreign certificate
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 33 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA074) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20121118025139A

## Narrative

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

PIC OF N4811G WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO CROSSWIND LANDINGS IN THE PATTERN AT C77.  ON HIS THIRD LANDING, HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN VEERING TO THE RIGHT DURING ROLL-OUT - WIND COMPONENT WAS 5O DEGREES FROM THE RIGHT AT 10 KNOTS.  THE PIC ATTEMPTED TO BRING THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY (RNY 12) BUT FAILED TO DO SO - LOSS OF CONTROL DUE TO PILOT ERROR.AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND ENTERED A DRAINAGE DITCH ALONG THE RUNWAY.THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR, THE RIGHT WING-REAR SPAR, THE RUDDER, AND THE PROPELLER.  OVERALL DAMAGE CONSIDERED SUBSTANTIAL.PIC OF N4811G DID NOT SUFFER ANY INJURY AS A RESULT.NO PERSONS OR PROPERTY WERE INJURED OR DAMAGED ON THE GROUND.NO POST CRASH FIRE OCCURRED.

## 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 CEN13CA074](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA074), Nov 18, 2012: Cessna 172N (N4811G), Poplar Grove, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing.

## Other reports on N4811G (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20061224027809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061224027809A), Dec 24, 2006: Cessna 172N (N4811G), Cottonwood Fall, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) The airman misidentified the landing surface for the airport, made an approach to a pasture, and flew through a 3 strand barbed wire fence. The pilot…
- [Incident 19800824064049I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800824064049I), Aug 24, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4811G), Mckinley Park, AK, Minor damage. Late to abort takeoff. Dragged a wing tip during swerve to avoid embankment.

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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