Accident Cessna 172RG N9459D, Monday 6 February 1989

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Date:	Monday 6 February 1989
Time:	17:40 LT
Type:	Cessna 172RG
Owner/operator:	University Of North Dakota
Registration:	N9459D
MSN:	172RG1173
Year of manufacture:	1984
Total airframe hrs:	3862 hours
Engine model:	Lycoming O-360-F1A6
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Mayville, ND - United States of America
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Grand Forks, ND (GFK
Destination airport:	(D56)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
WHEN LANDING ON A TOUCH-AND-GO THE PLT LANDED LEFT OF CENTERLINE AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO A SNOW BANK. RUNWAY CONDITIONS WERE ICY WITH A 10 KT CROSSWIND.

Probable Cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON AN ICY RUNWAY. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS IMPROPER ALIGNMENT WITH THE RUNWAY FOR TOUCHDOWN.

Accident investigation: