# Accident 19990330003139A: Cessna 172B, Mount Airy, NC, March 30, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 30, 1999, 12:30 local time
- Place: Mount Airy, NC
- Airport: Mount Airy/Surry County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.4999° N, 80.6105° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4999&lon=-80.6105&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7821X, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7821X-2013-05-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172B (registry code 2072406, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Reported engine: CONT O300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 824 total, 350 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990330003139A

## Narrative

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

ACFT LOST CONTROL ON LANDING AND SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.19) ON MARCH 30, 1999, AT 1200 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N7128X, COLLIDED WITH THE GROUND DURING A LANDING AT A PRIVATE AIRSTRIP IN MOUNT AIRY, NORTH CAROLINA. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY THE PILOT UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL WEATHER CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT'S EXACT DEPARTURE TIME AND LOCATION WERE NOT DETERMINED. REPORTEDLY, THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG ON THE SOD RUNWAY AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE DURING THE LANDING ROLL PHASE OF THE LANDING. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (.4)THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED DURING LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE FLARED THE AIRPLANE NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO FLY ABOUT TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE GROUND.  HE STATED THAT HE HAD TOO MUCH AIRSPEED AND HE HAD USED UP ABOUT HALF THE 1600 FOOT GRASS RUNWAY BEFORE TOUCHING DOWN.  THE PILOT ALSO STATED THAT AFTER TOUCHDOWN, HE KNEW HE COULD NOT STOP BEFORE THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND THAT HE COULD NOT MAKE A GO-AROUND BECAUSE OF TREES ON THE WEST END OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH A TREE.  NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.

## 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 ATL99LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA064), Mar 30, 1999: Cessna 172B (N7821X), Mt. Airy, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain proper airspeed during landing and his failure to attain a proper touchdown point on the runway.

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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