# NTSB CEN24LA266: Cessna 172G, N129GW, West Bend, WI, July 13, 2024 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: July 13, 2024, 10:52 local (15:52 UTC) - Place: West Bend, WI - Coordinates: 43.422174, -88.127926 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4222&lon=-88.1279&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: Minor injuries - Injuries: 2 minor, 2 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 194693 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN24LA266 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194693/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194693 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA266 ## Probable cause The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Attain/maintain not possible; cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that immediately after landing, the airplane veered to the left. She attempted to pull back on the yoke and apply the brakes, but the airplane went off the runway, struck a ditch, and flipped over which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and vertical stabilizer. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N129GW](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N129GW-2024-10-17), registration cancelled 2024-10-17, S/N 17254182, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G - Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17254182 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 4617.8 - Engines: Continental O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Ram Air LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 14, 2024 - Departed: ETB, West Bend, WI - Destination: ETB, West Bend, WI - Airport: ETB, West Bend Muni, runway 24, 3,898 × 75 ft, asphalt - Equipment: ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 47; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 28, 2022; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 201 total, 37 in this make and model, 201 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 210° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 0.89 inHg - Icing: Unknown - Turbulence: Unknown - Observed at: KETB - METAR: METAR KETB 131655Z AUTO 21008KT 10SM SCT041 27/18 A3014 RMK AO2= ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20240713012119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240713012119A), Jul 13, 2024: Cessna 172G, West Bend, WI, Substantial damage. 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… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 27, 2024, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=194693. 2.6 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 849 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17507225&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN24LA266%20-%206120_redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 4 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=17508112&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=CEN24LA266%20-%20Photo%20Summary-Rel.pdf 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. 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