# NTSB Accident ATL97LA105
> **Cessna 172N** · 1997-07-15 · LAKELAND, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** ATL97LA105
- **Event ID:** 20001208X08299
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-07-15
- **Location:** LAKELAND, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.970415, -81.939216
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172N
- **Registration:** N737EV
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the student pilot's inadequate compensation for wind conditions and failure to maintain proper runway alignment during the landing, which resulted in a collision with a runway marker.  The rear-quartering tailwind (crosswind) and gusts were related factors.

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