# Accident 20070629015149A: Cessna 172P, Perry, GA, June 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 29, 2007, 19:30 local time
- Place: Perry, GA
- Airport: Perry-Houston County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.5106° N, 83.7672° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5106&lon=-83.7672&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54730, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N54730-2007-10-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA099) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070629015149A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ DEPARTED PERRY-HOUSTON COUNTY AIRPORT SOLO FOR A LOCAL FLIGHT. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 36, STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ SAID THAT A GUST OF WIND CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO GO OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND HE WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT THE TRACK IMPACTING AN EMBANKMENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ATL07CA099](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA099), Jun 29, 2007: Cessna 172P (N54730), Perry, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on landing roll out resulting in the airplane departing the runway and collision with a ditch.

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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