# Accident 19970928039669A: Cessna 172N, Kutztown, PA, September 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 28, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Kutztown, PA
- Airport: Kutztown Aviation Service Inc
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.5210° N, 75.7694° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5210&lon=-75.7694&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5338E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5338E-2008-02-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 85 total, 84 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970928039669A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED DOWNWIND. SWERVED TO AVOID OVERRUN ON SHORT RUNWAY. RAN INTO A DITCH. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT RADIOED HIS INTENTION TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 OVER THE UNICOM FREQUENCY, AND WAS ADVISED BY ANOTHER PILOT THAT RUNWAY 10 WAS IN USE. THE STUDENT THEN LANDED ON RUNWAY 28. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED RIGHT, DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND TRAVELED INTO A CORNFIELD. THE STUDENT REPORTED HE HAD 84 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL IN MAKE AND MODEL, OF WHICH 20.5 HOURS WERE SOLO TIME. AT AN AIRPORT ABOUT 11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ACCIDENT SITE, THE WIND WAS RESORTED TO BE FROM 100 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC97LA189), Sep 28, 1997: Cessna 172 (N5338E), Kutztown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft, which resulted in an inadvertent ground swerve. Factors relating to the accident were: the student's pilot's selection of…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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