# Accident 20040730018339A: Cessna 172M, Oregon City, OR, July 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 30, 2004, 18:30 local time
- Place: Oregon City, OR
- Airport: Aeroacres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4914° N, 100.8297° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4914&lon=-100.8297&mi=10
- Aircraft: N105PD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N105PD) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 35 total, 35 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI04CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA209) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040730018339A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 30, 2004, ABOUT 6:30 PM CDT, MS. TRISTA BROWN WAS PERFORMING THE FIRST STUDENT SOLO FLIGHT AT SUBLETTE, KS (19S) IN A CESSNA CE-172, N105PD. THE VISIBILITY AND CEILINGS WERE UNLIMITED AND THERE WAS A LIGHT CROSSWIND FROM THE SOUTHEAST WHEN MS. BROWN LANDED ON RUNWAY 19 AT A POINT APPROXIMATELY 1/3 TO 1/2 DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENCOUNTERED A DITCH PARALLELING THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE RIGHT WING STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRPLANE UPENDED AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, BOTH WING AND THE EMPENNAGE.

## 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 CHI04CA209](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI04CA209), Jul 30, 2004: Cessna 172M (N105PD), Sublette, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition, and her failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors contributing to the accident included the student pilot's…

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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