# Accident 20130212001369A: Cessna 172M, Jenison, MI, February 12, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 12, 2013, 16:30 local time
- Place: Jenison, MI
- Airport: Riverview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9367° N, 85.8056° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9367&lon=-85.8056&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12989, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12989-2015-04-30) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 253 total, 29 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130212001369A

## Narrative

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

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2013, AT 2130Z, A CESSNA SKYHAWK, CE172M, WAS DAMAGED WHILE LANDING AT JENISON, RIVERVIEW AIRPORT (08C).  THE AIRPLANE WAS REGISTERED TO GREEN FALCONS FLYING CLUB, INC., WITH A PRIVATE PILOT AS SOLE OCCUPANT ON BOARD.  THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91.  DAY VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL FLIGHT, STAYING IN TRAFFIC PATTERN.  RUNWAY CONDITIONS HAD PATCHY THIN SNOW AND ICE.  UPON LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 32 THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT CONTACTING SNOW ON THE RIGHT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN.

## 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 CEN13CA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA161), Feb 12, 2013: Cessna 172M (N12989), Jenison, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control while landing on an ice- and snow-covered runway in crosswind conditions.

## Other reports on N12989 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770219002669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770219002669A), Feb 19, 1977: Cessna 172M (N12989), Kendallville, IN, Substantial damage. Patches of ice/snow on rwy. Snow bank on side of rwy.

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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