# Accident 20240713012119A: Cessna 172G, West Bend, WI, July 13, 2024

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2024, 10:30 local time
- Place: West Bend, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.4222° N, 88.1279° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1279&mi=10
- Aircraft: N129GW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129GW-2024-10-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 196 total, 37 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN24LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA266) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713012119A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING RUNWAY 24 IN A MILD CROSSWIND AT THE WEST BEND MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN WEST BEND, WI (KETB), THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT POST TOUCHDOWN (ROLLOUT) AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, INTO A DITCH, AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CEN24LA266](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA266), Jul 13, 2024: Cessna 172G (N129GW), West Bend, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N129GW (1)

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

- [Incident 19790811030529I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790811030529I), Aug 11, 1979: Cessna 172G (N129GW), Wheeling, IL, Minor damage. While taxiing in grass area, nose wheel dropped into ditch.

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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