# Accident 20030529009589A: Cessna 172N, Hampton, GA, May 29, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 29, 2003, 15:20 local time
- Place: Hampton, GA
- Airport: Henry County/Morris Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.3867° N, 84.3261° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3867&lon=-84.3261&mi=10
- Aircraft: N140PF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N140PF-2013-08-14) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,960 total, 500 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030529009589A

## Narrative

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

(-23) CFI DAN PARRY AND STUDENT EVERETT STANFIELD DEPARTED FALCON FIELD (FFC) FLEW TO TARA FIELD (4A7) TO PRACTICE LANDING APPROACHES. DURING THEIR FIRST ATTEMPT TO MAKE AN APPROACH BY CRABBING THE AIRCRAFT IN A CROSSWIND CONDITION. THE CRAB WAS TOO LITTLE TO MAINTAIN THE EXTENDED CENTERLINE ON FINAL APPROACH SO MORE CRAB WAS NEEDED. APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 FEET OF ALTITUDE THEY BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. EVERETT STANFIELD THEN APPLIED EXCESSIVE RIGHT RUDDER TO YAW THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. THE RIGHT WING STALLED AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED SHARPLY TO THE RIGHT, NOSE DOWN, STRIKING THE RUNWAY AND COMING TO A STOP APPROX. 100 FEET TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ATL03LA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03LA098), May 29, 2003: Cessna 172N (N140PF), Hampton, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certified flight instructor's failure to maintain clearance from the runway during a low pass. A factor was gusty wind conditions.

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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