# Accident 20080609844119A: Cessna 172P, Athens/Albany, OH, June 9, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 9, 2008, 10:20 local time
- Place: Athens/Albany, OH
- Airport: Ohio University Snyder Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: OHOS
- Location: 39.2119° N, 82.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2119&lon=-82.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N230U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N230U-2018-01-12) (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: 13 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA159) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080609844119A

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING HIS INITIAL SOLO THE STUDENT PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 25 AND DEPARTED ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.  THE NOSE GEAR BROKE OFF OF THE FIREWALL WHEN IT HIT A DITCH.

## 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 CHI08CA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA159), Jun 9, 2008: Cessna 172P (N230U), Athens, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor contributing to the accident was a nose wheel vibration.

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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