# NTSB CEN09CA042: Cessna 172H, N1714F, Ingleside, TX, October 27, 2008 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: October 27, 2008, 10:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Ingleside, TX - Coordinates: 27.913055, -97.211387 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.9131&lon=-97.2114&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 25, 2009 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 69368 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN09CA042 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69368/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA042 ## Probable cause The pilot's decision to land in crosswind conditions, leading to his inability to maintain directional control. Contributing to the accident were the crosswinds. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Aircraft capability: maximum crosswind component](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061015): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Capability exceeded (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061015/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01061015/cases.md) - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Decision related to condition (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 2,287 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md) ## Analysis While landing on a heading of 310 degrees, the airplane went off the left side of the runway and nosed over. Winds were from 010 degrees at 27 knots. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook, the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Cessna 172H is 090 degrees at 15 knots. Using the Crosswind Component Chart, it was computed that the crosswind component for the airplane was 23 knots. ## Factual narrative On October 27, 2008, at 1026 central daylight time, a Cessna 172H, N1714F, registered to and operated by the pilot, was substantially damaged when the airplane nosed over during landing approach at T.P. McCampbell Airport (T43), Ingleside, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 91 without a flight plan. The pilot, the sole occupant aboard, was not injured. The local flight originated at an undetermined time from Ingleside. The pilot told an FAA inspector that he landed on runway 31. The airplane went off the left side of the runway and nosed over. He said the winds were from 010 degrees at 27 knots. According to the Pilot's Operating Handbook, the maximum demonstrated crosswind component for the Cessna 172H is 090 degrees at 15 knots. Using the Crosswind Component Chart, it was computed that the crosswind component for N1714F was 23 knots. The pilot was asked several times to submit NTSB Form 6120.1/2, Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report. The report was never received. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1714F](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1714F-2011-05-19), registration cancelled 2011-05-19, S/N 17255109, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H - Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17255109 - Engines: Continental O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Miller Johnny D - Registered owner: Miller Johnny D - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: T43, Ingleside, TX - Destination: T43, Ingleside, TX - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: T43, T.P. McCampbell, runway 31, 5,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 68; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 356 total, 356 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 10° at 27 knots 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.