# Accident 20040619030419A: Cessna 172P, Marietta, GA, June 19, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Marietta, GA
- Airport: Cobb County-Mccollum Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0131° N, 84.5983° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0131&lon=-84.5983&mi=10
- Aircraft: N52846, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N52846-2013-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 38 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA133) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040619030419A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT-IN-COMMAND (PIC) WAS COMPLETING HIS 4TH TOUCH AND GO DURING HIS 2ND SOLO FLIGHT AS A STUDENT PILOT. DUE TO SEVERAL AIRCRAFT IN THE PATTERN, THE TOWER REPORTEDLY SIGNALED FOR ALL AIRCRAFT TO LAND AND TAXI-BACK. THE PIC OF N52846 DID NOT REALIZE THE TOWER INSTRUCTIONS INCLUDED HIM. THEREFORE, AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 AT APPROXIMATELY 1030L, HE COMMITTED HIMSELF TO TAKEOFF AGAIN BEFORE BEING CALLED-OUT BY THE TOWER. HE THEREFORE SET THE AIRCRAFT DOWN LOSING CONTROL. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY 27, APPROXIMATELY 2/3 WAYS DOWN THE ACTIVE RUNWAY. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT CAUSING MAJOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE AT THE FIREWALL AND MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE MOUNT.

## 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 ATL04CA133](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA133), Jun 19, 2004: Cessna 172 (N52846), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing roll that resulted in the on ground collision with the ground, and the subsequent collapse of the nose gear.

## Other reports on N52846 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19810408014979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810408014979A), Apr 8, 1981: Cessna 172P (N52846), Paducah, TX, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during touchdown and airplane veered off runway onto soft ground.

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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