# Accident 20171008014489A: Cessna 172M, Black River Fal, WI, October 8, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 8, 2017, 15:01 local time
- Place: Black River Fal, WI
- Airport: Black River Falls Area
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2519° N, 90.8514° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2519&lon=-90.8514&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9664Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9664Q-2018-07-03) (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: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 175 total, 175 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20171008014489A

## Narrative

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

ON OCTOBER 8, 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 LCL WHILE ON THE LANDING ROLLOUT ON RUNWAY 26 AT BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA AIRPORT (KBCK), N9664Q A CE-172M DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE TWO PEOPLE ONBOARD, THE PILOT AND PASSENGER WERE UNINJURED.

AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT THE METAR FOR BLACK RIVER FALLS AREA REPORTED: KBCK 081855Z AUTO 17009G17KT 150V210 10SM CLR 25/09 A2964 RMK AO2 T02450085. MAXIMUM DEMONSTRATED CROSSWIND VELOCITY FROM THE POH IS 15 KNOTS.

THE PILOT STATES ?WE WERE CRABBING COMING INTO RUNWAY 26, I HAD FLAPS AT 20 DEGREES, ABOUT 65 KNOTS FULL LEFT RUDDER AND AILERONS TO THE LEFT TO COMPENSATE THE WIND. WE LANDED ON THE LEFT TIRE FIRST AS I WAS HOLDING LEFT AILERON, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT WAS LIKE A HUGE GUST OF WIND TOOK THE PLANE AND JUST THREW IT TO THE RIGHT AND PICKED IT UP FROM BEHIND. THE PROP STRUCK THE RUNWAY AND I PULLED BACK TO KEEP FROM TIPPING OVER I PULLED ALL THE WAY BACK ON THE YOKE TO KEEP IT FROM TIPPING FORWARD BUT IT FLIPPED IT UPSIDE DOWN.?

PICTURES TAKEN ON SCENE INDICATE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY WHICH CORRESPOND WITH A PROP STRIKE AND GROUND SCARRING OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INDICATE WHERE A POSSIBLE NOSEGEAR DUG INTO SOFT SAND. PICTURES OF THE AIRCRAFT ARE INDICATIVE OF SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 GAA18CA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA005), Oct 8, 2017: Cessna 172 (N9664Q), Black River Falls, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind 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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