# Accident 20220102000179A: Cessna 172L, Woodruff, WI, January 2, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2022, 21:00 local time
- Place: Woodruff, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.9279° N, 89.7309° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.9279&lon=-89.7309&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4209Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4209Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 60 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220102000179A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING LEFT OF CENTER LINE, PILOT ROLLED ON ICE, LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT AND CONTACTED SNOW BERM. AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER CONTACTING SPINNER, LEFT AND RIGHT WING AND IMPACTING TOP OF VERTICAL STAB.

## 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 CEN22LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA092), Jan 3, 2022: Cessna 172L (N4209Q), Minocqua, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of control during landing when the airplane encountered ice and snow on the runway.

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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