# Accident 20060713016109A: Cessna 172R, Pontiac, MI, July 13, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2006, 11:00 local time
- Place: Pontiac, MI
- Airport: Oakland-Pontiac
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DJXS
- Location: 42.6525° N, 83.4169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6525&lon=-83.4169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N918TA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N918TA-2007-08-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 33 total, 33 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI06CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060713016109A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT DURING THE FINAL PHASE OF LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT CRABBED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT AT TOUCHDOWN. THE AIRCRAFT THEN BEGAN TO SLIDE OFF OF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS TOP IN THE GRASS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 CHI06CA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA189), Jul 13, 2006: Cessna 172R (N918TA), Waterford, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The directional control not obtained/maintained, the inadequate compensation for wind conditions, and the go-around not performed during landing by the pilot. An additional cause was the lack of…

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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