# NTSB MIA88LA253: Cessna 172D, N2344U, Tupelo, MS, August 11, 1988

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 11, 1988, 18:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Tupelo, MS
- Coordinates: 34.259319, -88.730796 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2593&lon=-88.7308&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 9, 1989
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 32229
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA88LA253
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/32229/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA88LA253

## 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
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE PRIVATE PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AFTER COMPLETING A CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT. DURING LANDING ROLL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWNWIND GUST OF WIND AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT WHILE ON THE GROUND. THE PROPELLER AND RIGHT WING WERE SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2344U](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2344U-2013-02-11), registration cancelled 2013-02-11, S/N 17249944, built 1962 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Registry model: [Cessna 172D](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (registry code 2072410) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17249944
- Airframe hours: 2131
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Ridge, Wayne W.
- Registered owner: Wayne Ridge
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 7, 1987, 21 hours before
- Departed: GVL, GAINESVILLE, GA
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: TUP, Tupelo Muni., runway 18, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 57; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 409 total

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 96° at 7 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,400 ft broken
- Temperature: 95 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TUP

## 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 19880811032509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880811032509A), Aug 11, 1988: Cessna 172D, Tupelo, MS, Substantial damage. Nosed over landing in a crosswind. Pilot blames a downwind gust caught the wing and tail causing a nose over.

## Other investigations on N2344U (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 ERA12LA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12LA101), Dec 4, 2011: Cessna 172D (N2344U), Belhaven, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: A total loss of engine power for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.

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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