19950116000479A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Meridianville, AL · January 16, 1995

Date
January 16, 1995 · 16:00 local
Place
Meridianville, AL
Airport
Madison County Executive
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator
GKCS
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N739RN
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL95LA041
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A2D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
36 total23 in this make and model23 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

On first solo landing lost directional control. Veered off runway into a ditch and nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

ON FIRST SOLO LANDING LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DITCH AND 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.