# Accident 20220130001329A: Cessna 172M, Louisville, KY, January 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2022, 13:56 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Bowman Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2280° N, 85.6637° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2280&lon=-85.6637&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20312, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20312) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 289 total, 248 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA111) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130001329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES AT BOWMAN FIELD (LOU) IN A CS172M ON RUNWAY 24. DURING THE LANDING PHASE HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY, STRIKING A TAXIWAY SIGN AND 2 LIGHTS, SHEERING OFF THE LEFT MAIN STRUT AND GEAR AND CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ELEVATOR AND TAIL AREA.

## 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 ERA22LA111](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA111), Jan 30, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20312), Louisville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in cross wind 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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