# Accident 19990221001709A: Cessna 172P, Pelion, SC, February 21, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 1999, 16:25 local time
- Place: Pelion, SC
- Airport: Corporate Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.7798° N, 81.2394° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7798&lon=-81.2394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65770, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N65770) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990221001709A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SOLO TOUCH-AND GO-LANDING RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND VIOLENT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY.  HE PULLED SLIGHT BACK PRESSURE TO UNLOAD HIS NOSE WHEEL AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENT FAA EXAMINATION REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE LANDING GEAR, BRAKING, OR STEERING SYSTEMS.                                                         (-23)ON 2-21-99 AT 1625 HRS, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY 35 AT CORPRATE AIRPORT 6JO, IN PELION, SC.  THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RWY LEAVING 250 FT OF SKID MARKS AND CAME TO REST NORTH OF TAXIWAY C, NEXT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES.

## 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 MIA99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA090), Feb 21, 1999: Cessna 172P (N65770), Pelion, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during landing roll as a result of improper recovery from a bounced landing and the subsequent excursion from the runway, collision with the adjacent terrain,…

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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