# NTSB CHI05CA123: Cessna C-172M, N13558, Madison, WI, May 22, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 22, 2005, 16:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place: Madison, WI
- Coordinates: 43.104999, -89.185554
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1050&lon=-89.1856&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61598
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA123
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61598/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA123

## Probable cause

The pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions and his failure to maintain directional control.  Factors were the gusty winds and the soft ground.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing

## Analysis

The airplane was damaged when it nosed over during landing.  The pilot reported that a gust of wind caused the airplane to move to the right of the runway center during landing.  While attempting to recover, the main landing wheel and then the nose wheel contacted the soft grass.  The nose wheel stuck in the soft grass and the airplane nosed over.  The winds at the time of the accident were 310 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

## Factual narrative

On May 22, 2005, about 1600 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13558, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing at the Blackhawk Airfield, near Madison, Wisconsin.  The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan.  There were no injuries reported.  The flight originated about 1500.

In a written report, the pilot stated that while landing on runway 27 (2,203 feet by 56 feet, asphalt), a gust of wind caused the airplane to move to the right of the runway center.  He stated that while attempting to recover, the right main landing wheel and then the nose wheel contacted the grass.  He stated the the nose wheel stuck in the soft ground and the airplane then nosed over.  The pilot listed no mechanical difficulties with the airplane.

A weather reporting station located about 7 nautical miles east of the accident recorded the winds at 1553 as 310 degrees at 13 knots, gusting to 24 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N13558](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N13558), registered now, S/N 17262847, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna C-172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17262847
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Michael J. VanDeventer
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: 87Y, Madison, WI

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 178 total, 178 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day

## 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 20050522033899A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050522033899A), May 22, 2005: Cessna 172M, Madison, WI, Substantial damage. (-23) During landing wind gusts caused the pilot to lose directional control of the aircraft.

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.

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