# NTSB NYC96LA075: Cessna 172M, N12219, Warehouse Point, CT, February 24, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 24, 1996, 18:30 local (23:30 UTC) - Place: Warehouse Point, CT - Location: 41.9284° N, 72.5764° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SKYLARK AIRPARK (7B6), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9284&lon=-72.5764&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 22, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 39159 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC96LA075 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/39159/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC96LA075 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind and gusts. The wind conditions were factors. ## 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 - light condition - dark night - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor) - compensation for wind conditions - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - aircraft parked/standing ## Analysis During the flare and touchdown, the pilot encountered gusty crosswinds. The airplane departed the right side of the runway and struck a parked Cessna 172, causing minor damage. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 260 degrees at 12 knots, with gusts to 25 knots. ## Factual narrative On February 24, 1996, about 1830 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172M, N12219, registered to Horizon Flyers Inc., Enfield, Connecticut, collided with a parked airplane during the landing roll at the Skylark Airpark, Warehouse Point, Connecticut, while on a 14 CFR Part 91 flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time and no flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The parked airplane received minor damage. The private pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight originated from Westfield, Massachusetts, about 1615. The flight had landed on runway 28, then departed the right side of the runway into the grass, adjacent to the runway and parking ramp. The pilot attempted to return to the runway; however, the wing tip of his airplane struck the propeller blade of a parked Cessna 172, N6054R. At the time, the pilot did not realize he had struck the other airplane, and did not initially report the accident. The pilot stated: ...making a normal landing approach into a direct cross wind...at touch down, I experienced an extreme gust of wind which lifted my aircraft and carried it off the runway. At this point the aircraft struck a parked aircraft. The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 260 degrees at 12 knots with gusts to 25 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N12219](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12219-1998-07-08), registration cancelled 1998-07-08, S/N 17261889 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17261889 - Airframe hours: 6700 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Horizon Flyers Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 1995 - Departed: BAF, WESTFIELD, MA - Destination: 7B6 - Airport: 7B6, Skylark Airpark, runway 28, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 43; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 275 total, 193 in this make and model, 198 as pilot in command, 23 in the last 90 days, 11 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 260° at 12 knots, gusting 20 ## 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 19960224027609A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960224027609A), Feb 24, 1996: Cessna 172M, Warehouse Point, CT, Substantial damage. Veered off runway landing. Recovered runway had unknowingly wing tip hit prop of parked plane. Blamed gusty wind. ## Other investigations on N12219 (2) 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 NYC98LA039](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC98LA039), Dec 9, 1997: Cessna 172M (N12219), New Salem, MA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain adequate altitude/clearance above the water due to his impairment by drugs. A factor in this accident was the glassy water condition. - [NTSB NYC78FNE17](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FNE17), Apr 1, 1978: Cessna 172M (N12219), East Windsor, CT, substantial damage 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.