# Accident 20190615007019A: Cessna 172N, Springfield, KY, June 15, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2019, 10:02 local time
- Place: Springfield, KY
- Airport: Lebanon-Springfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.6336° N, 85.2419° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6336&lon=-85.2419&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75903, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75903-2021-02-27) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 292 total, 281 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA367) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190615007019A

## Narrative

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

ON JUNE 15, 2019 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:04 EDT, THE PILOT OF N75903 WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 11 AT LEBANON-SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT (6I2). THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED GUSTY CROSSWINDS, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 11. WEATHER REPORTS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED WINDS 190 @10G18KT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED A DITCH, CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE PASSENGER WAS NOT INJURED AND PILOT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 GAA19CA367](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA367), Jun 15, 2019: Cessna 172 (N75903), Lebanon, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion, impact with a ditch, and subsequent nose-over.

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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