# Accident 20040720035429A: Cessna 172S, Winder, GA, July 20, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2004, 17:15 local time
- Place: Winder, GA
- Airport: Winder-Barrow Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.9828° N, 83.6675° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9828&lon=-83.6675&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2069S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 110 total, 20 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA143) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040720035429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ACFT DEPARTED CANTON, GA (47A) ENROUTE TO WINDER (WDR), THE PILOT HAD TO HOLD RIGHT RUDDER TO KEEP IT CENTERED. ON TOUCHDOWN HE CONTINUED TO HOLD RIGHT RUDDER AND WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY OT THE RIGHT. AFTER VISUALLY INSPECTING THE ACFT, REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, EMPENNAGE, AND NOSE GEAR. ALSO, NOTICED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR STEERING ARM BOLT BROKEN. THE BOLT WAS SENT TO THE NTSB LAB IN WASHINGTON, DC.

## 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 ATL04LA143](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04LA143), Jul 20, 2004: Cessna 172S (N2069S), Winder, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The improper maintenance (over-pressurization) of the nose gear strut, which resulted in an overload failure of the nose gear upper torque link bolt. The airplane subsequently nosed over during an…

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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