19790417006859A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Spruce Pine, NC · April 17, 1979

Date
April 17, 1979 · 13:30 local
Place
Spruce Pine, NC
Airport
Morrison
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8222L
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD79DKM12
Reported as
Cessna 172
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
776 total86 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Pilot allowed aircraft to drift to side of runway. Dragged wing on runway while correcting back to runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT TO SIDE OF RUNWAY. DRAGGED WING ON RUNWAY WHILE CORRECTING BACK TO RUNWAY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.