# NTSB Accident CHI03LA135
> **Cessna R172K** · 2003-05-14 · Kirksville, MO, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CHI03LA135
- **Event ID:** 20030528X00736
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2003-05-14
- **Location:** Kirksville, MO, USA
- **Coordinates:** 40.093612, -92.544998
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** R172K
- **Registration:** N9908V
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's improper in-flight decision to land with a tailwind and failure to perform an aborted landing, resulting in the pilots decision to control the aircraft off of the right edge of the runway to avoid obstructions.  Contributing factors were the tailwind, the sudden wind shift, the turbulence, and the obstacles.

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