# Accident 20031122036129A: Cessna 172M, Hickory, NC, November 22, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 22, 2003, 19:10 local time
- Place: Hickory, NC
- Airport: Hickory Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.7411° N, 81.3894° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.7411&lon=-81.3894&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61924, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61924-2004-11-03) (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 O320*
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 8,000 total, 4,500 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031122036129A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED MWK FOR A NIGHT CROSS COUNTRY TO HKY FOR AN INTENDED RETURN TO MWK. THE FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED WITH A STUDENT PILOT AND A CFI WITH 2 PASSENGERS ABOARD. HKY WAS CONTACTED PRIOR TO ARRIVAL BY THE STUDENT PILOT AND A REQUEST TO ACCOMPLISH A "TOUCH AND GO" ON RUNWAY 24 WAS GRANTED. ON APPROACH TO LANDING THE CFI SUGGESTED AND ADDED POWER FOR THE LANDING. THE TOUCHDOWN WAS NORMAL. THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT ABOUT 1,400 FEET AND THE STUDENT PILOT FELT THAT THE AIRCRAFT HEADED SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. HE APPLIED LEFT RUDDER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT READY TO ADD POWER YET AND WANTED MORE LEFT RUDDER. THE CFI DECIDED THAT IF POWER WAS ADDED SOON THEY WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH RUNWAY TO TAKEOFF. THE CFI ADDED POWER WHILE STATING "LET'S GET OUT OF HERE." AT THIS POINT THE STUDENT STATES THAT HE CAME OFF THE CONTROLS THINKING THE CFI HAD CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AS POWER WAS ADDED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE CFI PULLED POWER BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS OFF THE RUNWAY AND ON THE GRASS BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED BRAKES DURING THIS TIME. THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF THE AIRCRAFT AS IT TRANSITIONED FROM THE GRASS TO THE TAXIWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ACROSS THE TAXIWAY TO THE GRASS. AT THIS POINT THE NOSE STRUT DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER COMING TO REST ON IT'S WINGS AND VERTICAL FIN. THE PILOTS AND PASSENGERS DEPLANED AND NO INJURIES OCCURRED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND MEDICS RESPONDED. NO ONE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT CATCH FIRE. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ATL04LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA040), Nov 22, 2003: Cessna 172 (N61924), Hickory, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The CFI inadequate supervision, and failure to maintain directional control during the attempted touch-and-go landing.

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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