# Accident 20201222017339A: Cessna 172S, Brandy Station, VA, December 22, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 22, 2020, 11:15 local time
- Place: Brandy Station, VA
- Airport: Culpeper Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5244° N, 77.8604° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5244&lon=-77.8604&mi=10
- Aircraft: N505LP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N505LP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 202 total, 98 in this make and model, 141 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201222017339A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN A 25 KNOT CROSSWIND. WHILE IN THE ROUNDOUT, A GUST OF WIND HIT THE AIRCRAFT AND THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO REACT. THE WIND FORCED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE GROUND CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, FIREWALL AND LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA21LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA092), Dec 22, 2020: Cessna 172S (N505LP), Culpeper, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to land the airplane in crosswind conditions that exceeded the airplane’s maximum demonstrated crosswind velocity.

## Other reports on N505LP (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20250821011479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250821011479A), Aug 21, 2025: Cessna 172S (N505LP), Gaithersburg, MD, Substantial damage. During a training flight on August 21, 2025, a flight instructor and student pilot encountered control interference issues while landing on runway 32 at kgai,…
- [Incident 20210521009872I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210521009872I), May 21, 2021: Cessna 172S (N505LP), Sanford, NC, Minor damage. Two aircraft from Washington international flight academy were conducting part 61 flight training and were on long cross country flights that originated at…

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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