# NTSB MKC89LA074: Cessna 172, N5371D, Cresco, IA, March 5, 1989

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: March 5, 1989, 12:40 local (18:40 UTC)
- Place: Cresco, IA
- Coordinates: 43.369152, -92.10939 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3692&lon=-92.1094&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 28, 1990
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 34764
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC89LA074
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/34764/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC89LA074

## Probable cause

FAILURE OF THE PILOT TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE DURING THE LANDING ON A CLOSED RUNWAY.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing
  - notams - not obtained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - icy
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - weather condition - crosswind
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - snowbank

## Analysis

THE PLT SAID HE WAS MAKING HIS SECOND ATTEMPT TO LAND ON AN ICY SNOW COVERED RUNWAY THAT WAS CLOSED BY NOTAMS. DURING THE ROLLOUT, THE PLT SAID A GUST OF WIND BLEW HIM SIDEWAYS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL. THE ACFT SPUN AROUND 180 DEGREES AND COLLIDED WITH A SNOW BANK. A RIGHT CROSS WIND OF 17 KNOTS EXISTED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5371D](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5371D-2010-09-10), registration cancelled 2010-09-10, S/N 17272550, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272550
- Airframe hours: 4167
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Hiawatha Aviation Of Rochester
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection: 100 hour, October 10, 1988, 83 hours before
- Departed: RST, ROCHESTER, MN
- Destination: CJJ
- Airport: CJJ, Ellen Church, runway 33, 2,950 × 50 ft, concrete

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 39; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 113 total, 88 in this make and model, 97 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 20° at 17 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 16 °F, dew point 1 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: RST, 40 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 19890305004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890305004409A), Mar 5, 1989: Cessna 172N, Cresco, IA, Substantial damage. Lost control landing in a strong crosswind. Slid off notamed, iced runway and collided with a snowbank.

## Other investigations on N5371D (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 ERA10CA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA244), Apr 24, 2010: Cessna 172N (N5371D), Poughkeepsie, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing rollout.

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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