# NTSB CHI82DA044: Cessna 172, N12562, Anoka, MN, February 9, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: February 9, 1982, 09:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place: Anoka, MN
- Coordinates: 45.210475, -93.390213 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.2105&lon=-93.3902&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 9, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69789
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI82DA044
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69789/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82DA044

## 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)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snowbank (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

THE PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. HE REPORTED THAT ON HIS LAST LANDING, THE WIND PUSHED HIM TOWARD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SNOW AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT FURTHER TO THE RIGHT INTO A DRIFT BESIDE THE RUNWAY. THE PLANE THEN NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N12562](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12562), registered now, S/N 17262075, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17262075
- Airframe hours: 2857
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Walter Forsythe
- Registered owner: Walter Forsythe
- Departed: Y25, ANOKA, MN
- Destination: Y25, ANOKA, MN
- Airport: Y25, Gateway North Industrial, runway 34, 2,500 × 0 ft, dirt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 20; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; flight hours: 89 total, 5 in this make and model, 37 as pilot in command, 1 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 295° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Temperature: 27 °F

## 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 19820209002859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820209002859A), Feb 9, 1982: Cessna 172M, Anoka, MN, Substantial damage. Veered off center of runway on crosswind landing. Wheel hit snowdrift. Airplane flipped over.

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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