# Incident 19980307005099I: Cessna 172D, Davis, WV, March 7, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1998, 11:20 local time
- Place: Davis, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1279° N, 79.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Davis, WV, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1279&lon=-79.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2777U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2777U-2019-09-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172D (registry code 2072410, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172D
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 321 total, 137 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980307005099I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRCRAFT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AT THE OPPOSITE END OF RUNWAY 6 AFTER MAKING A HARD LANDING AND FLOATING A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. THE PILOT TURNED THE AIRCRAFT INTO THE SNOW BANK TO AVOID GOING PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO A DITCH WHICH BORDERED THE RUNWAY END. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THIS REPORT CLOSES THIS INCIDENT.

## Other reports on N2777U (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20180616008029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180616008029A), Jun 16, 2018: Cessna 172D (N2777U), New Kent, VA, Destroyed. The pilot arrived to preflight around 2PM. He was observed via camera footage and from line service conducting preflight. It was noticed he spent atleast 20…

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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