# NTSB CHI82DA022: Cessna 172N, N737LH, Sandusky, OH, January 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: January 8, 1982, 11:50 local (16:50 UTC)
- Place: Sandusky, OH
- Coordinates: 41.449382, -82.710021 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4494&lon=-82.7100&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72516
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA022
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72516/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA022

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - weather condition - unfavorable wind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - wrong runway - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE WIND WAS FROM THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST AT 15, GUSTING 20 KNOTS. THE FIXED BASE OPERATOR HAD ADVISED ALL PILOTS TO USE RUNWAY 18. AFTER ARRIVING, THE PILOT OF N737LH SAW ANOTHER AIRCRAFT USING RUNWAY 27 AND ELECTED TO LAND ON THAT RUNWAY. HE NOTED A LEFT CROSSWIND ON FINAL APPROACH  AND CORRECTED ACCORDINGLY. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON THE ICE COVERED RUNWAY, THE WIND BLEW THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT. THE PLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, HIT A SNOWBERM, AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N737LH](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737LH), registered now, S/N 17269497, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17269497
- Airframe hours: 2477
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Mark F Winter
- Registered owner: Janos P Kovacs
- Departed: CLEVELAND, OH
- Destination: SANDUSKY, OH
- Airport: SKY, Griffing-Sandusky, runway 27, 3,565 × 60 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 30; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 76 total, 14 in this make and model, 38 as pilot in command, 24 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 230° at 20 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 57 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TOL, 37 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 19820108000529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820108000529A), Jan 8, 1982: Cessna 172N, Sandusky, OH, Substantial damage. Slid off icy runway on crosswind landing. Overturned in a snowbank. Was given 18 as active, chose 27.

## Other investigations on N737LH (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 ATL85LMG07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL85LMG07), Sep 7, 1985: Cessna 172N (N737LH), Anderson, SC, substantial damage

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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