- Date
- April 10, 1993, 16:05 local (22:05 UTC)
- Place
- Towanda, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6346ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930410009539A
- Case key
- 15698
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to adequately compensate for a gusty crosswind condition.
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.
Analysis
During landing roll at the pilot's private airstrip a gust of wind caught the aircraft resulting in a loss of control. The landing gear collapsed and the right wing tip dug into the ground.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6346E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 46446
- Airframe hours
- 2,521
- Engine
- Continental O-300-A, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Pierce, Steven P.
- Registered owner
- Pierce, Steven P.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · March 10, 1992 · 21 hours before
- Destination
- 71K · Wichita, KS
- Airport
- Private, runway 36, 2,100 × 50 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
- 43
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 252 total · 252 in this make and model · 225 as pilot in command · 2 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 320° at 10 knots, gusting 25
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.