# Accident 20051118029649A: Cessna 120, Woodstock, GA, November 18, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 2005, 16:15 local time
- Place: Woodstock, GA
- Airport: Air Acres Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.3597° N, 84.9167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.3597&lon=-84.9167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N57N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N57N) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 10,302 total, 1 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA017) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051118029649A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON 11/18/05 N57N A RECENTLY RESTORED CESSNA 120, DEPARTED AIR ACRES (5GA4) ON A PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH PIC ^PRIVACY DATA ^ AND AIRCRAFT OWNER ^PRIVACY^ ON BOARD. THE FLIGHT LASTED APPROXIMATELY .5 HOURS AND RETURNED TO AIR ACRES (5GA4) A GRASS STRIP. DURING A ROUTINE LANDING JUST PRIOR TO TAIL WHEEL TOUCH DOWN THE AIRCRAFT ABRUPTLY NOSED OVER WITH THE PROP, SPINNER, LEADING EDGE OF BOTH WINGS AND TAIL STRIKING THE GROUND COMING TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. BOTH PILOT AND OWNER WERE UNINJURED IN THE INCIDENT. AN EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT DAMAGE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DEFINITION OF AN INCIDENT. A VISUAL EVALUATION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND LANDING AREA WAS INCONCLUSIVE AS TO HAVING CONTRIBUTED TO THE INCIDENT. WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR.

## 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 ATL06CA017](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA017), Nov 18, 2005: Cessna 120 (N57N), Woodstock, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's excessive braking resulted in a nose over during landing roll.

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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