# Accident 20011020028869A: Cessna 172M, Goldsboro, NC, October 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 20, 2001, 10:20 local time
- Place: Goldsboro, NC
- Airport: Goldsboro-Wayne Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.4564° N, 77.9589° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.4564&lon=-77.9589&mi=10
- Aircraft: N46085, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N46085) (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 certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 43 total, 43 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL02LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA001) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011020028869A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AT HOME FIELD (GWW). ON FOURTH LANDING, PILOT REPORTED MILD NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY. HE RAISED THE NOSE BRIEFLY AND SET IT BACK DOWN, AND THE AIRPLANE BEHAVED NORMALLY. PILOT ADDED POWER TO TAKE OFF AND NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY RECURRED WITH MORE FENCE, AND AIRPLANE BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. PILOT TAPPED RIGHT RUDDER BRIEFLY AND THE AIRPLANE CORRECTED BACK RIGHT SLIGHTLY. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS WHERE IT STRUCK A DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER, COMING TO REST INVERTED. THE PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE WITH NO INJURIES; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. WINDS WERE VARIABLE AT FOUR KNOTS; NO FACTOR. PILOT APPEARS TO HAVE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. INSTRUCTOR COUNSELED. (.4) ON OCTOBER 20, 2001 AT 1020 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172, N46085, REGISTERED TO AND OWNED BY WAYNE AVIATION SLID INTO A DITCH ON LANDING AT GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATED BY A SOLO STUDENT PILOT, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR, AND CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CFR                                                                         PART 91WITH NO FLIGHT PLAN FILED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED; HOWEVER, THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE SOLO FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GOLDSBORO-WAYNE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, IN GOLDSBORO, NORTH CAROLINA, AT 0930. ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT, HE WAS MAKING HIS THIRD PRACTICE LANDING IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. HE TOUCHED DOWN AND FELT THE NOSEWHEEL SHIMMY. HE THEN ADDED POWER FOR A GO-AROUND, AND THE AIRPLANE PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO KEEP THE AIRPLANE FROM VEERING INTO THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SLID INTO A DITCH AND FLIPPED INVERTED. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND TAIL SECTION. IN ADDITION, THE LEFT WING WAS BENT. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MALFUNCTIONS WITH THE AIRPLANE PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE POST-ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE ALSO FAILED TO DISCLOSE MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION OR COMPONENT FAILURE.

## 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 ATL02LA001](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02LA001), Oct 20, 2001: Cessna 172 (N46085), Goldsboro, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

## Other reports on N46085 (1)

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

- [Incident 19780723038859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780723038859I), Jul 23, 1978: Cessna 172M (N46085), Ballston Spa, NY. Engine rough on final approach. Pilot reduced power and landed. An exhaust valve had broken.

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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