# NTSB CHI92LA261: Cessna 172N, N100SU, Fort Wayne, IN, August 29, 1992

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 29, 1992, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place: Fort Wayne, IN
- Location: 40.9785° N, 85.1952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at FORT WAYNE INTL (FWA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.9785&lon=-85.1952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 15534
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI92LA261
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/15534/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI92LA261

## Probable cause

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING THE LANDING ROLL.

## 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
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - sign (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PILOT REPORTED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 32 AFTER AN UNEVENTFUL FLIGHT. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN RUNWAY ALIGNMENT, AND THE AIRPLANE WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A MIDFIELD MARKER SIGN. A POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE DISCLOSED NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N100SU](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N100SU), registered now, S/N 172S11739 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Registry model: [Textron 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (registry code 2072449) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275001
- Airframe hours: 7054
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Ohio State University
- Registered owner: Ohio State University
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, July 29, 1992, 74 hours before
- Departed: OSU, COLUMBUS, OH
- Flight plan: IFR
- Airport: FWA, Fort Wayne International, runway 32, 8,500 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 249 total, 107 in this make and model, 105 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 14 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 270° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 9,000 ft
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: FWA, 1 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 19920829037389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920829037389A), Aug 29, 1992: Cessna 172P, Fort Wayne, IN, Substantial damage. Lost directional control landing. Veered off runway. Struck middlefield marker. Had strong crosswind.

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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