# Accident 20030606017659A: Cessna R172K, Warrenton, VA, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 11:15 local time
- Place: Warrenton, VA
- Airport: Warrenton-Fauquier Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.5869° N, 77.7111° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5869&lon=-77.7111&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736AT (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT IO360KB
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 108 total, 96 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA123) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606017659A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER LANDING THE AIRPLANE VEERED LEFT. PILOT USED RUDDER TO CORRECT, DID NOT HELP. PILOT ADDED POWER THEN REALIZED THAT IT WOULD NOT HELP. AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND INTO GRASS. PILOT RETARDED THROTTLE AND APPLIED BRAKES. AIRCRAFT SLOWED AND THEN FLIPPED OVER.

## 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 NYC03LA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA123), Jun 6, 2003: Cessna R172K (N736AT), Warrenton, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate compensation the shifting wind conditions, and his failure to maintain directional control. A factor related to the accident was the shifting 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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