# Accident 19990620007249A: Cessna 172M, Fayetteville, WV, June 20, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 20, 1999, 14:20 local time
- Place: Fayetteville, WV
- Airport: Fayette Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0504° N, 81.1009° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0504&lon=-81.1009&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20952, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20952-2000-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,310 total, 600 in this make and model, 60 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990620007249A

## Narrative

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

ACFT FLIPPED OVER ON LANDING ON RWY 3 AND WAS DESTROYED, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (-23) WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT THE FAYETTE COUNTY AIRPORT (I89), FAYETTEVILLE, WV. THE PILOT ATTEMPTED A GO-AROUND AND CONTACTED AT TREE WITH THE RIGHT WING, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP UPSIDE DOWN.  THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE OCCUPANTS RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES.  NOTE:  DUE TO THE PILOT INJURIES AND HIS WILLINGNESS TO TALK TO THE FAA, THIS FORM WILL BE AMENDED.  (.4) THE AIRPLANE WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 21, A 2,010 FOOT-LONG, 20-FOOT WIDE, ASPHALT RUNWAY.  THE PILOT STATED HE ABORTED THE LANDING WHEN HE ENCOUNTERED A GUST OF WIND, AND REALIZED THAT INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED FOR LANDING.  THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED NEAR THE TOPS OF 50 TO 60 FOOT TALL TREES, LOCATED ABOUT 230 FEET TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE DID NOT REVEAL ANY PRE-IMPACT MALFUNCTIONS OF THE AIRFRAME OR ENGINE; NOR DID THE PILOT REPORT ANY.  THE WIND REPORTED AT A NEARBY AIRPORT, WAS FROM 100 DEGREES AT 6 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 NYC99LA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC99LA152), Jun 20, 1999: Cessna 172M (N20952), Fayetteville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing. A factor in this accident was the crosswind condition.

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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