- Date
- March 28, 1986, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Middleton, WI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N20866Cessna 172MM
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860328008049A
- Case key
- 13439
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The 94 hour private pilot was attempting a landing with a crosswind component of 90 degrees and a wind velocity of 15 to 18 KTS gusting to 22 KTS when he touched down with the right main gear & 2 feet off the right side of the runway. The right main gear came down in standing water off the runway with the aircraft veering right and nosing over and coming to rest on its back in 8 to 12 inches of water.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20866
- Reported as
- Cessna 172MM
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17263860
- Airframe hours
- 4,202
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Morey Airplane Co
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- C59 · Delavan, WI
- Destination
- C29 · Middleton, WI
- Airport
- C29 · Morey Airport, runway 31, 2,975 × 40 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 94 total · 40 in this make and model · 67 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 220° at 22 knots, gusting 29
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- MSN, 9 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.