# Accident 20060708015939A: Cessna 172L, Waterford, OH, July 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2006, 11:50 local time
- Place: Waterford, OH
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5503° N, 81.6483° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5503&lon=-81.6483&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7805G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7805G) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 800 total, 750 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA182) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060708015939A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN STATED THAT HE LANDED HIS CESSNA 172 ON RUNWAY 21 AT MY WAY PRIVATE AIRSTRIP. RUNWAY 21 IS A GRASS STRIP AND HAS A DOWNHILL SLOPE. HE LANDED APPROXIMATELY 1/3 OF THE WAY FROM THE NORTH END OF THE FIELD. HE APPLIED BRAKES LIGHTLY AND NOTICED THAT THE AIRCRAFT FELT AS THOUGH IT WAS SLIDING. HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS TO DECREASE LIFT AND AID IN BRAKING ACTION, HOWEVER, THIS DID NOT HELP AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDE. AT THAT POINT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HE CONTINUED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND APPLIED LEFT RUDDER TO TURN THE AIRCRAFT SHARPLY TO THE LEFT AND POSSIBLY SLIDE THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP SIDEWAYS. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SLIDING, WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE GRASS STRIP THROUGH A WIRE AND POLE FENCE OF A CATTLE PASTURE. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OVER AN APPROXIMATE 6 FOOT EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST IN THE MUD. THE AIRMAN STATED THAT THE AIRSTRIP HAD BEEN FRESHLY MOWED, WAS WET FROM DEW AND THERE WERE GRASS CLIPPINGS ON THE SURFACE. THE PILOT HAD THE THROTTLE AT IDLE DURING THIS EVENT AND SHUT DOWN THE AIRCRAFT AFTER IMPACT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE HOWEVER, THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT/PILOT.

## 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 CHI06CA182](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA182), Jul 8, 2006: Cessna 172L (N7805G), Waterford, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's selection of unsuitable terrain for landing. The runway's downhill slope, the wet grass, the fence, and the embankment were factors.

## Other reports on N7805G (1)

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

- [Accident 20251124020209A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20251124020209A), Nov 24, 2025: Cessna 172L (N7805G), Zanesville, OH, Substantial damage. Pilot on approach to 42I Parr, aircraft became too low on final approach and struck powerlines. Power lines severed after contact and pilot was able to land…

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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