# Accident 20070429005899A: Cessna 172M, Astoria, OR, April 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 29, 2007, 12:30 local time
- Place: Astoria, OR
- Airport: Port Of Astoria Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1197° N, 123.6707° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1197&lon=-123.6707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1911V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1911V-2008-08-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 67 total, 67 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA116) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070429005899A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING TAKE-OFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 31 AIRCRAFT SKIDDED TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY STRIKING B2 TAXIWAY LIGHTED MARKER SIGN LOCATED AT EDGE OF RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ONTO THE GRASSY AREA BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. AS AIRCRAFT SKIDDED THROUGH GRASSY AREA THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO SOFT SOIL AND WAS SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO STOP SEVERAL YARDS LATER WITH SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE COWLING, FIREWALL AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE, PROPELLER AND RH MAIN WHEEL FAIRING.

## 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 SEA07CA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA07CA116), Apr 29, 2007: Cessna 172M (N1911V), Astoria, OR, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to adequately correct for changing wind conditions, leading to a loss of directional control during the takeoff ground roll. Factors include wet, soft terrain along the…

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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