# NTSB ERA14CA155: Cessna 172M, N80457, Brooksville, FL, March 14, 2014 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 14, 2014, 10:38 local (14:38 UTC) - Place: Brooksville, FL - Coordinates: 28.473611, -82.455558 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.4736&lon=-82.4556&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 5, 2014 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - NTSB case key (mKey): 88922 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA14CA155 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/88922/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88922 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA155 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to compensate for the reported crosswind conditions resulting in the wings contacting the ground. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Response/compensation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 123 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 1,269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062000/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-flare/touchdown: Dragged wing/rotor/float/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172M, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md?model=2072418), [All aircraft, 319 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/093/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that his airplane was cleared to land on a runway with a 50-degree, 8-knot crosswind. At 10 to 20 feet above the runway, a "gust" blew the airplane to its left, the left wing struck the ground, the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest with substantial damage to the wings and the airframe. When asked, the pilot said the accident could have been prevented by requesting a runway with more favorable wind. He also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that his airplane was cleared to land on a runway with a 50-degree, 8-knot crosswind. At 10 to 20 feet above the runway, a "gust" blew the airplane to its left, the left wing struck the ground, the right wing struck the ground, and the airplane came to rest with substantial damage to the wings and the airframe. When asked, the pilot said the accident could have been prevented by requesting a runway with more favorable wind. He also reported that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane that would have prevented normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N80457](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80457-2018-12-10), registration cancelled 2018-12-10, S/N 17266596, built 1976 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - 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: 17266596 - Year built: 1976 - Airframe hours: 3999 - Engines: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Dean International Flight School - Registered owner: Dean International Flight School - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 18, 2014 - Departed: KTMB, Miami, FL - Destination: BKV, Brooksville, FL - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BKV, Hernando County, runway 03, 5,015 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 161 total, 112 in this make and model, 41 as pilot in command, 61 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 80° at 9 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 63 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 30.30 inHg - Observed at: BKV ## 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 20140314002629A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140314002629A), Mar 14, 2014: Cessna 172M, Brookesville, FL, Substantial damage. The pilot in command was approaching Brooksville Airport. The wind was reported to be 080 at 8 knots. Gust were forecast later in the day. The pilot was… ## Other investigations on N80457 (1) 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. - [NTSB ERA17LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17LA242), Jul 14, 2017: Cessna 172 (N80457), Key Biscayne, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The nearly complete blockage of the right fuel tank strainer with organic material, which resulted in fuel starvation and the subsequent total loss of engine power. Contributing to the fuel… ## Docket (5 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 22, 2014, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=88922. 662 KB in all. - Pilot Statement (item 1, .PDF, 169 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411407&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Passenger Statement (item 2, .PDF, 165 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411408&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Passenger%20Statement-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum for Record - Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 52 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411409&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20Pilot-Master.PDF - Memorandum for Record - WxBKV (item 4, .PDF, 127 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411411&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20WxBKV-Master.PDF - Maintanence Records (excerpts) (item 5, .PDF, 150 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40411410&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintanence%20Records%20(excerpts)-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.