- Date
- August 31, 1990, 14:30 local (18:30 UTC)
- Place
- Plainville, CT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98409Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 9, 1992
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19900831037919A
- Case key
- 36729
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Probable cause
The pilot lost control of the airplane during a cross wind landing, subsequently running off the side of the runway and collided with the terrain.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Weather condition - crosswindFactor
Compensation for wind conditions - improperCause
TotalFactor
On ground/water encounter with terrain/water
Terrain condition - berm
Nose over
Analysis
The airplane started drifting to the right during landing roll and did not respond to the pilot's attempts to correct. The airplane ran off the right side of the runway, down an embankment and flipped over.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98409
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276287
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Richard Wistrobol
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Airport
- 4B8 · Robertson, runway 2, 3,116 × 75 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 29
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 76 total · 5 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point -0 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.