# NTSB Accident CHI96LA136
> **Cessna 172N** · 1996-04-21 · MIDDLETON, WI, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI96LA136
- **Event ID:** 20001208X05536
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-04-21
- **Location:** MIDDLETON, WI, USA
- **Coordinates:** 43.100475, -89.499954
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N739BN
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve.  Factors relating to the accident were: the gusty crosswind condition, the pilot's excessive lowering of flaps, and the encounter with soft terrain.

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