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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Georgetown, OH · August 3, 1996

Date: August 3, 1996 · 09:45 local
Place: Georgetown, OH
Airport: Private
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N12141
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD96LA127
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 440 total315 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days

N12141Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17261837 Airframe modelCessna 172M

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What happened

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Dragged left wing through tops of corn off edge runway. Exited narrow runway into an embankment. (-23) PIC landed aircraft on Private airstrip bordered by corn fields. Left wing of aircraft contacted corn on left side of runway & aircraft was "pulled" toward the left. PIC lost directional control & impacted embankment. Aircraft suffered substantial damage. There were no passengers and the PIC was not injured.

As the FAA filed it

DRAGGED LEFT WING THROUGH TOPS OF CORN OFF EDGE RUNWAY. EXITED NARROW RUNWAY INTO AN EMBANKMENT. (-23) PIC LANDED AIRCRAFT ON PRIVATE AIRSTRIP BORDERED BY CORN FIELDS. LEFT WING OF AIRCRAFT CONTACTED CORN ON LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY & AIRCRAFT WAS "PULLED" TOWARD THE LEFT. PIC LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL & IMPACTED EMBANKMENT. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND THE PIC WAS NOT INJURED.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB IAD96LA127Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMidland, OHThe pilot's failure to attain adequate alignment with the runway and to maintain adequate terrain clearance during landing.Aug 3, 1996 · Substantial damage