# NTSB NYC01LA110: Cessna 172K, N79210, Honesdale, PA, April 22, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 22, 2001, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC) - Place: Honesdale, PA - Coordinates: 41.570018, -75.25035 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5700&lon=-75.2503&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 30, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 52154 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC01LA110 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52154/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA110 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of directional control during the landing roll. A factor was gusting winds. ## 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) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he entered the landing pattern for multiple landings on Runway 35. During the second landing, he encountered what he believed to be "variable cross/tail wind gusts" during landing rollout. The airplane veered off the runway, and onto an adjacent, water-saturated turf runway. The wheels furrowed into the turf, and the propeller and right wing struck the ground. There were no weather reporting facilities at the airport, and the nearest airport that had reporting facilities was approximately 25 nautical miles to the southwest, and separated by mountainous terrain. Weather, recorded at that airport about 25 minutes after the accident, included clear skies and winds from 230 degrees at 6 knots. ## Factual narrative On April 22, 2001, about 0830 Eastern Daylight Time, a Cessna 172K, N79210, was substantially damaged during a landing at Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, Pennsylvania. The certificated private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. No flight plan had been filed for the local personal flight, which was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to the pilot, he entered the landing pattern for multiple landings on Runway 35. During the second landing, he encountered what he believed to be "variable cross/tail wind gusts" during landing rollout. The airplane veered off the right side of the runway, and onto an adjacent soft turf runway. "Unable to keep the nosewheel off the turf because of the wind gusts, the wheels furrowed into the water-saturated turf, and the tail lifted. Prop and right wing struck the turf...." There were no weather reporting facilities at Cherry Ridge Airport, and the nearest airport that had reporting facilities was approximately 25 nautical miles to the southwest, and separated from Cherry Ridge by mountainous terrain. Weather, recorded at that airport about 25 minutes after the accident, included clear skies and winds from 230 degrees at 6 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N79210](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79210-2009-07-07), registration cancelled 2009-07-07, S/N 17257964, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17257964 - Airframe hours: 2245 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, September 28, 2000, 90 hours before - Departed: N30, Honesdale, PA - Airport: N30, Cherry Ridge Airport, runway 35, 2,420 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 58; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 22, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 254 total, 150 in this make and model, 200 as pilot in command, 3 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 6 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 61 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.21 inHg - Observed at: AVP, 25 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 20010422006919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010422006919A), Apr 22, 2001: Cessna 172K, Honesdale, PA, Substantial damage. (-19) On April 22, 2001, about 0830 EDT, a Cessna 172K, N79210, was substantially damaged during a landing a Cherry Ridge Airport (N30), Honesdale, PA. The… ## Other investigations on N79210 (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 MIA08CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA08CA182), Sep 3, 2008: Cessna 172K (N79210), Tunkhannock, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper airspeed while landing. 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.