# Accident 20140613009149A: Cessna 172B, Frankfort, KY, June 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2014, 16:30 local time
- Place: Frankfort, KY
- Airport: Capital City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1817° N, 84.9067° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1817&lon=-84.9067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7540X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7540X-2016-04-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA291) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140613009149A

## Narrative

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

LOW TIME STUDENT PILOT ON 3RD SOLO.  PILOT STATED THAT AT 1445 HOURS LOCAL, THE WEATHER FORECAST REPORTED 7000? CEILING, WINDS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS AND VISIBILITY 10 MILES.  PILOT STATED THAT DURING TOUCH AND GO'S, HE ENCOUNTERED CROSS WINDS OUTSIDE OF HIS EXPERIENCE LEVEL AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED ON LANDING, STALLED, IMPACTED THE GROUND NOSE FIRST AND CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL AIRCRAFT DAMAGE.  PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## 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 ERA14CA291](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA291), Jun 13, 2014: Cessna 172B (N7540X), Frankfort, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions, resulting in a loss of control and runway excursion.

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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