NTSB NYC93LA101 — 1993-06-06 · LINCOLN PARK, New Jersey, United States

Current FAA registration · N97055

Make / Model: CESSNA 172P
Year of manufacture: 1984 · 9 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19840125
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S AD86CA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N97055 Cessna 172P None

Probable cause & findings

THE PILOT'S INADEQUATE COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS, AND HIS FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, WHICH RESULTED IN A GROUND SWERVE AND A COLLISION WITH TREES.

Factual narrative

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. THIS PRACTICE WAS BEING CONDUCTED WITH A 5 TO 8 KNOT LEFT CROSS WIND. THE PILOT INDICATED THAT ON HIS LAST LANDING, AT TOUCHDOWN, A GUST OF WIND FROM THE RIGHT CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE. THE PILOT MANEUVERED THE AIRPLANE AROUND PARKED AIRPLANES AND AN AUTOMOBILE, THEN IMPACTED A TREE LINE. ATTEMPTS TO BRAKE THE AIRPLANE TO A STOP HAD BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL ON THE GRASS SURFACE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1993_NYC93LA101.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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