# Accident 20240226001469A: Cessna 172I, Clarion, IA, February 26, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 26, 2024, 15:42 local time
- Place: Clarion, IA
- Airport: Clarion Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7403° N, 93.7589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7403&lon=-93.7589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35719, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35719) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240226001469A

## Narrative

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

PRIVATE PILOT DEPARTED KCBF IN RENTAL AIRCRAFT FOR FLIGHT TO KCAV.UPON ARRIVAL AWOS WAS INDICATING WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 30KTS. PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LINE UP FOR LANDING ON RWY. 32 WINDS CAUSED PILOT TO BREAK OFF INITIAL APPROACH AND CONTINUE ON AN UPWIND LEG FOR SUBSEQUENT ATTEMPTS. ON FINAL ATTEMPT AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY 32 CENTER LINE TIRE MARKS ON RUNWAY SHOW RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR MADE CONTACT PRIOR TO THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTING THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT WITH THE RIGHT WINGTIP IN CONTACT WITH THE GROUND SHEARING A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED THROUGH GRASS TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY BECAME AIRBORNE MOMENTARILY BEFORE COMING TO REST INVERTED IN A BEAN FIELD APPROXIMATELY 100YDS EAST OF THE RUNWAY EDGE. THE NOSE GEAR WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRFRAME WITH DAMAGE TO THE PROP, FIREWALL, FUSELAGE, LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS, AILERONS, FLAPS.

## 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 CEN24LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA123), Feb 26, 2024: Cessna 172 (N35719), Clarion, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare in a crosswind with gusts.

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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