# Accident 20050707015639A: Cessna 172P, Monroeville, AL, July 7, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2005, 10:50 local time
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Airport: Monroe County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.4578° N, 87.3508° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4578&lon=-87.3508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98530, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98530) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-320 series (registry code 41509, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 20 total, 20 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA125) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050707015639A

## Narrative

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

(-23) FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO. SECOND LANDING OF THE DAY. STUDENT PILOT WITH 20 HOURS TOTAL TIME. PREVIOUS MAINTENANCE WRITE-UP OF NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY DAMPNER. RESERVICED ON 07/05/05. SHIMMY DAMPNER FAILED ON LANDING CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DEPART THE RUNWAY. A TAXIWAY LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 3000 FT. DOWN THE RUNWAY HAD A BERM THAT RISES RAPIDLY WITH A SLOPE THAT WHEN HIT, CAUSED THE NOSE WHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL05CA125](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA125), Jul 7, 2005: Cessna 172P (N98530), Monroeville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the subsequent collision with the ground 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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