# Accident 20041121034989A: Cessna 172R, Martinsburg, WV, November 21, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 21, 2004, 15:15 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/Shepherd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4017° N, 77.9844° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4017&lon=-77.9844&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5294W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5294W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 102 total, 102 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA024) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041121034989A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT WAS CONDUCTING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 26. AIRCRAFT WAS LANDED HARD ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND THE AIRPLANE SKIDDED OFF THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

## 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 NYC05LA024](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA024), Nov 21, 2004: Cessna 172R (N5294W), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: A loss of engine power for undetermined reasons.

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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