# Accident 20050817019729A: Cessna 172G, Ridgeland, SC, August 17, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2005, 19:20 local time
- Place: Ridgeland, SC
- Airport: Ridgeland Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.4842° N, 80.9922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4842&lon=-80.9922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5863R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5863R-2006-09-18) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT O300C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 250 total, 220 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050817019729A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 17, 2005 AT 1920 LOCAL TIME EST A CESSNA 172, N5863R LANDED IN A NEW PINE TREE FIELD. ON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT HIT A LOG PARTIALLY SUBMERGED IN THE FIELD, RIPPING THE NOSE WHEEL FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND BUCKING THE FUSELAGE AT THE CONNECTION POINT OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. THE FLIGHT WAS A TITLE 14 PART 91 VFR FLIGHT. THE WEATHER WAS CLEAR, WITH NO CLOUDS AND VISIBLITY GREATER THAN 6 MILES. THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT IN THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE LANDING.

## 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 ATL05CA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL05CA147), Aug 17, 2005: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Ridgeland, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The loss of engine power for undertermined reasons which resulted in a collision with objects.

## Other reports on N5863R (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19730909030649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730909030649A), Sep 9, 1973: Cessna 172G (N5863R), Prattsburg, GA, Substantial damage. R brake worn. Acft veered off l side of rwy struck some peach trees.

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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