# Accident 20061029028829A: Cessna 172N, Morgantown, WV, October 29, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2006, 11:07 local time
- Place: Morgantown, WV
- Airport: Morgantown Municipal-Walter L Bill
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6428° N, 79.9164° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6428&lon=-79.9164&mi=10
- Aircraft: N952AC, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N952AC-2013-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 29 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC07CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA014) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061029028829A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING APPROACH TO LAND ON RUNWAY 23 AT APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET PAST THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY, THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED TO THE LEFT AND SKIDDED OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED SEVERAL TREES AND CAME TO REST ON A 173 DEGREE HEADING WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE WINGS, FUSELAGE, LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY INITIATED AT THIS AIRPORT AT APPROXIMATELY 0850 LOCAL. THE PILOT LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENT WAS FOR A MAXIMUM 15 KT HEADWIND AND 10 KT CROSSWIND. THE FORECASTED WINDS WERE 260 AT 15 KTS GUSTING TO 25 FROM 0700 TO 1300 LOCAL. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE OBTAINED A WEATHER BRIEFING FROM ELKINS, WV FLIGHT SERVICE PRIOR TO FLIGHT. THE ACTUAL WINDS 19 MINUTES PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT WERE 260 AT 10 KTS GUSTING TO 23 WITH 220 TO 300 VARIABLE.

## 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 NYC07CA014](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC07CA014), Oct 29, 2006: Cessna 172N (N952AC), Morgantown, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the flight instructor's improper planning and supervision of the student's solo cross country flight. A contributing factor was the…

## Other reports on N952AC (1)

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

- [Accident 20051002030069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20051002030069A), Oct 2, 2005: Cessna 172N (N952AC), Punta Gorda, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 2, 2005, at approximately 11:00 hours EDT, a Cessna 172N, N952AC, registered to naples air center, inc., sustained substantial damage when a…

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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