# Accident 19991028042989A: Cessna 172N, Pineville, LA, October 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1999, 18:20 local time
- Place: Pineville, LA
- Airport: Pineville Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.3293° N, 92.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.3293&lon=-92.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5301E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5301E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA021) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991028042989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON OCTOBER 28, 1999, A CESSNA 172 WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN THE PILOT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AT PINEVILLE, LOUISIANA. THE STUDENT PILOT, MR. JAMES ALLEN ROSS , WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY 35 AT 6:20 P.M. CDT.  MR. ROSS  STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE SOFT AND FAILED TO STOP THE A/C. THE A/C RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST NOSE DOWN AGAINST THE AIRPORT BOUNDARY FENCE.

## 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 FTW00LA021](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW00LA021), Oct 29, 1999: Cessna 172M (N5301E), Pineville, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's misjudgment of distance/speed during approach resulting in his failure to attain the proper touchdown point.

## Other reports on N5301E (1)

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

- [Incident 19910329031909I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910329031909I), Mar 29, 1991: Cessna 172N (N5301E), Cayuga, TX. Fuel exhaustion on a crosscountry flight. Emergency landing in a field.

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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