The National Transportation Safety Board did not travel to the scene of this accident.
Additional Participating Entity:
Federal Aviation Administration / Flight Standards District Office; Louisville, Kentucky
Investigation Docket - National Transportation Safety Board:
Location: Louisville, Kentucky
Accident Number: ERA22LA111
Date and Time: January 30, 2022, 13:56 Local
Registration: N20312
Aircraft: Cessna 172M
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Defining Event: Loss of control on ground
Injuries: 1 None
Flight Conducted Under: Part 91: General aviation - Personal
Analysis
The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings from the right seat. During landing, there was a right crosswind that he did not correct for, and the airplane veered left off the runway and into a sign. During the impact, the left main landing gear fractured and rotated backwards, and the left horizontal stabilizer forward spar was substantially damaged.
Probable Cause and Findings
The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of this accident to be:
The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in crosswind conditions.
Findings
Personnel issues Aircraft control - Pilot
Aircraft Crosswind correction - Not attained/maintained
Environmental issues Crosswind - Effect on equipment
Factual Information
History of Flight
Landing-flare/touchdown Loss of control on ground (Defining event)
Pilot Information
Certificate: Commercial
Age: 30, Male
Airplane Rating(s): Single-engine land
Seat Occupied: Right
Other Aircraft Rating(s): None
Restraint Used: 3-point
Instrument Rating(s): Airplane
Second Pilot Present: No
Instructor Rating(s): None
Toxicology Performed:
Medical Certification: Class 3 Without waivers/limitations
Last FAA Medical Exam: March 21, 2019
Occupational Pilot: No
Last Flight Review or Equivalent: December 31, 2021
Flight Time: 288 hours (Total, all aircraft), 250 hours (Total, this make and model), 235 hours (Pilot In Command, all aircraft), 32 hours (Last 90 days, all aircraft), 9 hours (Last 30 days, all aircraft), 0 hours (Last 24 hours, all aircraft)
Aircraft and Owner/Operator Information
Aircraft Make: Cessna
Registration: N20312
Model/Series: 172M
Aircraft Category: Airplane
Year of Manufacture: 1972
Amateur Built:
Airworthiness Certificate: Normal
Serial Number: 17261182
Landing Gear Type: Tricycle
Seats: 4
Date/Type of Last Inspection: October 19, 2021 100 hour
Certified Max Gross Wt.: 2300 lbs
Time Since Last Inspection:
Engines: 1 Reciprocating
Airframe Total Time: 9887 Hrs as of last inspection
Engine Manufacturer: Lycoming
ELT: Installed Engine
Model/Series: 0-320-E2D
Registered Owner:
Rated Power: 150
Operator:
Operating Certificate(s) Held: None
Meteorological Information and Flight Plan
Conditions at Accident Site: Visual (VMC)
Condition of Light: Day
Observation Facility, Elevation: KLOU,540 ft msl
Distance from Accident Site: 0 Nautical Miles
Observation Time: 13:53 Local
Direction from Accident Site: 275°
Lowest Cloud Condition: Clear
Visibility: 10 miles
Lowest Ceiling: None
Visibility (RVR):
Wind Speed/Gusts: 7 knots /
Turbulence Type Forecast/Actual: None / None
Wind Direction: 250°
Turbulence Severity Forecast/Actual: N/A / N/A
Altimeter Setting: 29.89 inches Hg
Temperature/Dew Point: 6°C / -4°C
Precipitation and Obscuration: No Obscuration; No Precipitation
Departure Point: Louisville, KY
Type of Flight Plan Filed: None
Destination: Louisville, KY
Type of Clearance: None
Departure Time:
Type of Airspace: Class D
Airport Information
Airport: BOWMAN FLD LOU
Runway Surface Type: Asphalt
Airport Elevation: 545 ft msl
Runway Surface Condition: Dry
Runway Used: 24
IFR Approach: None
Runway Length/Width: 4358 ft / 75 ft
VFR Approach/Landing: Touch and go
Wreckage and Impact Information
Crew Injuries: 1 None
Aircraft Damage: Substantial
Passenger Injuries:
Aircraft Fire: None
Ground Injuries:
Aircraft Explosion: None
Total Injuries: 1 None
Latitude, Longitude: 38.227984,-85.663749(est)
Mr. Korban is now a flight instructor at KFTC on Bowman Field. Good luck to all his future students! Let's hope you don't encounter a "slight right crosswind."
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