# Accident 20030331035219A: Cessna 172P, Shenandoah, VA, March 31, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2003, 13:58 local time
- Place: Shenandoah, VA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4871° N, 78.6165° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shenandoah, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4871&lon=-78.6165&mi=10
- Aircraft: CGIKO (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 101 total, 35 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030331035219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ PILOT WAS FLYING FROM SYR TO GSO AND WAS TRYING TO CROSS MOUNTAINS NEAR THE TOWN OF SHENANDOAH, PAGE COUNTY, VIRGINIA. THE CEILING DESCENDED AND SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPED. PILOT TRIED TO DIVERT TO SHD AIRPORT UNABLE DUE TO WEATHER. PILOT TRIED TO DIVERT TO LURAY VA AIRPORT. SNOW INCREASED AND VISIBILITY DECREASED. PILOT DECIDED TO LAND IN A FIELD AND WAIT OUT THE WEATHER. LANDING STARTED UNEVENTFUL HOWEVER ON ROLL OUT AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A SOFT MUDDY PORTION OF THE FIELD. THE LANDING GEAR DUG INTO SOFT MUD AND AIRCRAFT FLIPPED INVERTED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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