- Date
- June 3, 1990, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Jerseyville, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N64085Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900603018049A
- Case key
- 14499
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Probable cause
The NTSB’s determination of the probable cause, and any contributing factors.
The pilot's failure to go around when crosswinds upset aircraft alignment with the runway in the flare. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's attempt to land in crosswinds which exceeded the maximum for which the model has been demonstrated capable.
Analysis
Private pilot attempted landing in gusting crosswind. Aircraft struck ground with left wing, collapsed nose gear and nosed over. Pilot states wind gust destabilized airplane at the flare. Winds at nearest observation facility were 60 degrees off runway heading at 15 knots, gusting to 22 knots 25 minutes prior; 35 minutes after mishap, winds were 70 degrees off at 18, gusting to 28. Demonstrated maximum crosswind capability in this model airplane is 15 knots.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N64085
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172 75518
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Jerseyville Sport Flyers, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 30, 1990 · 9 hours before
- Airport
- OK5 · Jerseyville, runway 18, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 347 total · 89 in this make and model · 299 as pilot in command · 19 in the last 90 days · 7 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 15 knots, gusting 22
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- ALN, 17 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.