NTSB ERA22LA111 — 2022-01-30 · Louisville, Kentucky, United States

Current FAA registration · N20312

Make / Model: CESSNA 172M
Year of manufacture: 1972 · 50 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19721115
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A19FBE

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N20312 Cessna 172M None

Probable cause & findings

The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing in cross wind conditions.

Factual narrative

The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings from the right seat. During landing, there was a right cross wind 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

— Environmental issues-Conditions/weather/phenomena-Wind-Crosswind-Effect on equipment
— Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Crosswind correction-Not attained/maintained
— Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Pilot

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2022_ERA22LA111.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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