# Accident 20200303001599A: Cessna 172N, Madison, IN, March 3, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 3, 2020, 17:06 local time
- Place: Madison, IN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7600° N, 85.4647° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7600&lon=-85.4647&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5815E (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-235 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,127 total, 200 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN20CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200303001599A

## Narrative

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

DURING A TRAINING FLIGHT, ON MARCH 3, 2020, A CESSNA 172, N5815E, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AT THE MADISON, INDIANA AIRPORT (KIMS). THE CFI, ACTING PILOT IN COMMAND , DID NOT CORRECT APPROPRIATELY FOR THE CROSSWIND WHICH RESULTED IN FLIPPING THE AIRCRAFT AFTER TOUCHING DOWN. PILOT WAS COUNSELED AFTER THE EVENT VIA THE COMPLIANCE PROGRAM. PTRS#GL11202001218

## 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 CEN20CA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN20CA112), Mar 3, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5815E), Madison, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's failure to maintain directional control during landing in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and 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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