# Accident 19990516005199A: Cessna 172M, Double Spring, AL, May 16, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 16, 1999, 12:45 local time
- Place: Double Spring, AL
- Airport: Double Spring-Winston County A
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1404° N, 87.3993° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1404&lon=-87.3993&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20417, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20417-2012-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 58 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990516005199A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS LANDING ON RWY 21 WHEN A GUST OF WIND BLEW THE ACFT OFF OF THE RWY, AND IT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN.(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT, WHILE ATTEMPTING A LANDING ON RUNWAY 03, THE AIRPLANE ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. HE APPLIED SLIGHT POWER TO SETTLE THE AIRPLANE DOWN GENTLY, AND REALIZED THE WIND HAD BLOWN HIM OFF THE RUNWAY.  HE APPLIED CARBURETOR HEAT, RETRACTED FLAPS, AND APPLIED POWER. THE AIRPLANE WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND THE LEFT WING COLLIDED WITH A TREE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE EMBANKMENT WHERE THE AIRPLANE CAME TO REST.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO DISCLOSE A MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR A COMPONENT FAILURE. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE AIRPLANE WERE REPORTED BY THE PILOT.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (.23) ON MAY 16, 1999, AT 1245 PM THE STUDENT PILOT LOSS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON LANDING AT DOUBLE SPRINGS, AL. HE BOUNCED AND VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 030.  THE LEFT WING STRUCK A TREE, AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET.  THE NOSE GEAR DEPARTED THE AIRCRAFT WHICH CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT, PROPELLER AND THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AFT FO THE FIREWALL.  SUBSTANTIAL DMAGE WAS ALSO DONE TO THE LEFT AND RIGHT WINGS INCLUDING BOTH SPARS.  THERE WAS BUCKLING ON THE EMPENNAGE, AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT INBOARD HORIZONTAL STAVILIZER, AND RUDDER.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES AT THE BOTTOM FO THE EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURIED.

## 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 ATL99LA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL99LA090), May 16, 1999: Cessna 172M (N20417), Double Springs, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT DURING LANDING. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S LACK OF EXPERIENCE.

## Other reports on N20417 (1)

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

- [Incident 19890725041869I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890725041869I), Jul 25, 1989: Cessna 172M (N20417), Mansfield, MA, Minor damage. On engine start pilots seat went to full aft position. Push throttle in full. Aircraft collided with parked plane.

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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