# NTSB NYC85LA257: Cessna 172P, N54103, Canada Falls Lk, ME, September 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: September 25, 1985, 08:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place: Canada Falls Lk, ME
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 30159
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC85LA257
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/30159/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA257

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - wind information - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
- Dragged wing,rotor,pod,float or tail/skid, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - uncontrolled, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

CESSNA 172, A FLOATPLANE ENCOUNTERED A WIND GUST WHILE LANDING ON WATER. IN AN ATTEMPT TO COMPENSATE FOR THE WIND. ONE OF THE WINGS CONTACTED THE WATER SURFACE.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N54103](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54103-1990-03-09), registration cancelled 1990-03-09, S/N 17274876 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: C172
- Airframe hours: 1980
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Folson'S Air Service
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, April 25, 1985, 25 hours before
- Departed: GREENVILLE, ME
- Airport: runway 9

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land, single-engine sea; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 345 total, 345 in this make and model, 145 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: variable at 3 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19850925057279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850925057279A), Sep 25, 1985: Cessna STC172, Canada Falls La, ME, Substantial damage. Encountered a wind gust during landing on a lake. Wingtip struck the water.

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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