# NTSB CHI05CA150: Cessna 172P, N53462, St. Francis, KS, June 19, 2005 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 19, 2005, 11:00 local (16:00 UTC) - Place: St. Francis, KS - Coordinates: 39.760833, -101.795829 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7608&lon=-101.7958&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2005 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 61789 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA150 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61789/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA150 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for the crosswind conditions during landing and the unsuccessful go-around. A factor was the crosswind. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - In flight collision with terrain/water, go-around (vfr) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - go-around - not successful, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain during a go-around while attempting to land on runway 13R. The pilot reported that the airplane was configured with 30 degrees of flaps and an approach speed of 65 knots while on final approach for landing. The pilot pulled the throttle to idle and flared the airplane. The pilot reported that when the airplane was about three to four feet above the runway, a gust of wind blew the airplane over the grass on the right side of the runway. The pilot executed a go-around. The pilot added full power, pushed the carburetor heat in, and raised the flaps 10 degrees. The pilot reported, "After centering the plane over the runway, it felt like we just lost all of our lift. Then the left wing touched the runway." The pilot reported that she applied full right rudder to bring the airplane back onto the runway. The pilot reported that the nose wheel came off and the propeller began striking the runway. The airplane departed the runway and nosed over when the airplane struck the dirt. The pilot reported, "Since I have had time to look back at the accident scene, I noticed that after the plane landed on its top the flaps were up. I'm not sure if I brought the flaps from 30 degrees to 0 degrees during the go-around procedure." The pilot reported the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) located about 24 nautical miles to the south was reporting winds of 140 degrees at 8 knots. The 1053 observed winds reported by the ASOS were 150 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 24 knots. ## Factual narrative On June 19, 2005, at 1100 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N53462, sustained substantial damage when it impacted the runway during a go-around while attempting to land on runway 13R (3,138 feet by 50, asphalt) at the Cheyenne County Municipal Airport (SYF), St. Francis, Kansas. The private pilot and passenger were not injured. The 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight departed from Front Range Airport (FTG), Watkins, Colorado, at 0830 and was en route to SYF. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. A visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan was filed. The pilot reported that the airplane was configured with 30 degrees of flaps and an approach speed of 65 knots while on final approach for landing. The pilot pulled the throttle to idle and flared the airplane. The pilot reported that when the airplane was about three to four feet above the runway, a gust of wind blew the airplane over the grass on the right side of the runway. The pilot executed a go-around. The pilot added full power, pushed the carburetor heat in, and raised the flaps 10 degrees. The pilot reported, "After centering the plane over the runway, it felt like we just lost all of our lift. Then the left wing touched the runway." The pilot reported that she applied full right rudder to bring the airplane back onto the runway. The pilot reported that the nose wheel came off and the propeller began striking the runway. The airplane departed the runway and nosed over when the airplane struck the dirt. The pilot reported, "Since I have had time to look back at the accident scene, I noticed that after the plane landed on its top the flaps were up. I'm not sure if I brought the flaps from 30 degrees to 0 degrees during the go-around procedure. This could explain why we lost our lift." The pilot reported the Automated Surface Observing System (ASOS) winds at Goodland Municipal Airport (GLD), Goodland, Kansas, located about 24 nautical miles south of SYF, were 140 degrees at 8 knots. The 1053 observed winds at GLD were 150 degrees at 14 knots gusting to 24 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N53462](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53462-2011-07-22), registration cancelled 2011-07-22, S/N 17274757, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172P - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 1727457 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Action Aviation Academy - Registered owner: Quarter Moon Aviation Corp. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: FTG, Watkins, CO - Destination: SYF, St. Francis, KS - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: SYF, Cheyenne County, runway 13 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; flight hours: 100 total, 90 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 14 knots, gusting 24 - Lowest ceiling: 2,100 ft overcast - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: GLD, 24 nm away ## 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 20050619012209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050619012209A), Jun 19, 2005: Cessna 172P, St Frances, KS, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot lost control during landing in gusty wind condition and allowed aircraft to depart the runway. When the nose gear left the runway it broke off… From the NTSB's public API. 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