# Accident 20160501004499A: Cessna 172F, Boise, ID, May 1, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 1, 2016, 17:00 local time
- Place: Boise, ID
- Airport: Gowen Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5644° N, 116.2194° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5644&lon=-116.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5700R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5700R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 290 total, 25 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA215) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160501004499A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT WAS IN THE PATTERN AND CLEARED TO LAND ON 10R AT GOWEN FIELD. THE BOISE TOWER ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE SWITCHING TO THE RUNWAYS 28 DUE TO THE WINDS FAVORING RUNWAYS 28. THE PILOT ASKED IF THEY WANTED HIM TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND ON 28L.  THE TOWER STATED TO CONTINUE TO LAND ON 10R BUT THEY WOULD BE SWITHCING HIM TO ONE OF THE 28 RUNWAYS ON THE NEXT LANDING. THE PILOT SET THE AIRCRAFT UP ON FINAL FOR 10R AND WAS LINED UP ON CENTER LINE. RIGHT BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. WHEN HE TOUCHED DOWN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE RUDDER AND AILERON INPUTS DID NOT CORRECT THE LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT GROUND LOOPED AND CAME TO REST ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. LATER WHEN THE PILOT SPOKE WITH AN INSTRUCTOR HE WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD LANDED WITH A LEFT QUARTERING TAILWIND OF ABOUT 9 KNOTS.

## 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 GAA16CA215](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA215), May 1, 2016: Cessna 172 (N5700R), Boise, ID, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's decision to land with a quartering tailwind and failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and ground loop.

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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