# Incident 20070726015809I: Cessna 172P, Newport, RI, July 26, 2007

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 26, 2007, 12:45 local time
- Place: Newport, RI
- Airport: Newport State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5261° N, 71.2756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5261&lon=-71.2756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N51250, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N51250-2010-02-16) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 54 total, 54 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070726015809I

## Narrative

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

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 22 AT UUU, STUDENT PILOT OVER-CORRECTED YAW CONTROL DUE TO A GUST OF WIND, SENDING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY, DOWN INTO A GRASSY DITCH. THIS LED TO THE NLG COLLAPSING AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO A PROP STRIKE. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF RIAC WAS ON-SCENE AND EMAILED PHOTOS AND REPORT.

## 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 ATL07CA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA109), Jul 26, 2007: Cessna 172P (N51250), Newport, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Other reports on N51250 (3)

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

- [Incident 20060504007879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060504007879I), May 4, 2006: Cessna 172P (N51250), New Bedford, MA. (-23) On may 5, 2006 pilot in command [privacy data omitted] reported to the new england FAA communications center that he had been involved in an inflight…
- [Accident 19840915048769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840915048769A), Sep 15, 1984: Cessna 172P (N51250), Seguin, TX, Substantial damage. Stalled aircraft after premature liftoff. Descended onto runway and flipped over. Student claimed windshift.
- [Incident 19810919076949I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810919076949I), Sep 19, 1981: Cessna 172P (N51250), Key West, FL, Minor damage. Pilot forced to land when windshield popped out.

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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