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LAX95LA267

1995-07-23 · RENO, Nevada, United States · Minor · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport RNO

Current FAA registration · N65923

Make / Model
CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture
1983 · 12 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19830301
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A8B0E3

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Probable cause & findings

the pilot's loss of directional control during a crosswind landing using full flaps and the lack of familiarity with the crosswind landing component chart for the aircraft.

Factual narrative

On July 23, 1995, at 1835 hours Pacific daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N65923, departed off the right side of runway 16L at the Reno Cannon airport in Reno, Nevada. The aircraft was substantially damaged and the pilot received minor injuries. The passenger was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time. The aircraft departed at 1730 from Bridgeport, California, for a return flight to Reno. The winds were recorded by the Reno tower as from 280 degrees at 12 knots, gusting to 20 knots. According to an Federal Aviation Administration inspector on scene, the pilot indicated she had no crosswind landing experience, was not aware of the crosswind component, and used 30 degrees of flaps for landing. The pilot reported no mechanical problems with the aircraft. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A FULL FLAP CROSSWIND LANDING WITH THE WINDS AT 12 KNOTS GUSTING TO 20 KNOTS. THE PILOT STATED A LOW EXPERIENCE LEVEL WITH NO TRAINING IN THE USE OF THE CROSSWIND COMPONENT SECTION OF THE FLIGHT MANUAL. THERE WAS NO REPORTED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRCRAFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1995_LAX95LA267.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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