# Accident 20021206034169A: Cessna 172N, Cartersville, GA, December 6, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 6, 2002, 14:30 local time
- Place: Cartersville, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.1250° N, 84.8486° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1250&lon=-84.8486&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5891E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5891E-2008-10-23) (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 ATL03LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021206034169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 12/6/02 AT ABOUT 1430 HOURS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND ON RUNWAY ONE NORTH, PILOT STATED AFTER TOUCHING DOWN THE MLG'S, HE ATTEMPTED TO TOUCH DOWN AND AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ABOUT 50 YARDS OFF RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED SOME SMALL TREES AND NOSED OVER INTO RAVINE WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AFTER NOSING INTO RAVINE COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN ON TOP OF BUSHES AND WEEDS. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. AIRCRAFT DID SUFFER SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS AND NLG.

## 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 ATL03LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA024), Dec 6, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5891E), Cartersville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, during the landing roll resulted in the on ground collision with a ravine.

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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