# Accident 20050626018739A: Cessna 172L, Tangier, VA, June 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2005, 17:15 local time
- Place: Tangier, VA
- Airport: Tangier Island Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.8250° N, 75.9978° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8250&lon=-75.9978&mi=10
- Aircraft: N19681, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19681) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 30 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626018739A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED LANDING AT TGI. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER LANDING AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT ALLOWED A 5-KNOT CROSSWIND TO PUSH THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. THE AIRCRAFT THEN LANDED ON THE NOSE GEAR. AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A MOUND OF DIRT ON THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A GRASSY AREA. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS COWLING, NOSE DOWN.

## 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 NYC05CA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA107), Jun 26, 2005: Cessna 172L (N19681), Tangier, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during 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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