# Accident 20010429008949A: Cessna 172S, Hodgenville, KY, April 29, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2001, 14:05 local time
- Place: Hodgenville, KY
- Airport: Lincoln Farm Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5607° N, 85.7292° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5607&lon=-85.7292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N106ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N106ME-2018-08-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC01LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010429008949A

## Narrative

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

(-23)PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND ON GRASS STRIP 1800X60 FT. AIRCRAFT CONTACTED TREES ON LEFT OF RUNWAY.  A/C RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO  POST ACC. FIRE.  PILOT AND 1 PAX RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES.                            (.4) ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT IDENTIFIED THAT THE WINDSOCK WAS "SLIGHTLY MOVING," SO HE ELECTED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03, WHICH WAS 1,700 FEET LONG AND 60 FEET WIDE. WITH THE FLAPS SET TO 30 DEGREES, THE PILOT SLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO 65-70 KNOTS IN PREPARATION FOR A SOFT FIELD LANDING. ONCE OVER THE RUNWAY, THE PILOT FLARED THE AIRPLANE. WHILE THE PILOT WAS WAITING FOR THE AIRPLANE TO SETTLE ONTO THE RUNWAY, IT "LURCHED" TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE LEFT. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER IMPACTING SOME SMALL TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED A TOTAL OF 57.4 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, ALL OF WHICH WAS IN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE. IN ADDITION, IT WAS THE PILOT'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT MAKING AN ACTUAL SOFT FIELD LANDING. HE HAD PRACTICED SOFT FIELD LANDINGS ON HARD SURFACE RUNWAYS, BUT HAD NEVER ACTUALLY LANDED ON A SOFT SURFACE. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO PRE IMPACT FAILURES OR MALFUNCTION S.

## 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 NYC01LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC01LA113), Apr 29, 2001: Cessna 172 (N106ME), Hodgenville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain runway alignment during landing. A factor in the accident was the pilot's lack of experience in conducting soft field landings.

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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