19890316003969A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Swainsboro, GA · March 16, 1989

Date
March 16, 1989 · 18:30 local
Place
Swainsboro, GA
Airport
Private
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73944
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL89LA107
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
328 total198 in this make and model21 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.

Landed at dusk in plowed dirt off side of the unlighted sod runway. Nose gear dug in and aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED AT DUSK IN PLOWED DIRT OFF SIDE OF THE UNLIGHTED SOD RUNWAY. NOSE GEAR DUG IN AND AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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