NTSB CHI95LA103 — 1995-03-16 · ATKINSON, Nebraska, United States

Current FAA registration · N8078L

Make / Model: CESSNA 172H
Year of manufacture: 1967 · 28 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19670922
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AAFF59

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N8078L Cessna 172H None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ADEQUATELY COMPENSATE FOR THE GUSTY CROSSWIND. THE WIND WAS A FACTOR.

Factual narrative

On March 16, 1995, at 1300 central standard time, a Cessna 172H, N8078L, registered to Fred L. Crow, Jr., of Bellevue, Nebraska, and piloted by a private pilot, received substantial damage during a landing on runway 29 (4,040' x 50' dry/asphalt) at Atkinson, Nebraska. The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries. The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions. A VFR flight plan was on file. The flight originated from O'Neill, Nebraska, at 1245. The pilot stated that the wind was 050 degrees at 15 knots, with gusts to 19 knots. He stated that during the landing a gust of wind under the left wing forced the right wing to the ground. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE LANDING ON RWY 29, ABOUT 10 FT ABOVE THE RUNWAY AND OVER THE THRESHOLD, A GUST OF WIND PULLED UP THE LEFT WING PUTTING THE RIGHT WING ON THE GROUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1995_CHI95LA103.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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