# Accident 20090216005139A: Cessna 172M, Statesboro, GA, February 16, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2009
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 1PGS
- Location: 32.0589° N, 82.1517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0589&lon=-82.1517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9289H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9289H-2018-03-16) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 9 total, 9 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090216005139A

## Narrative

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

(-23)  THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO PRACTICE A POWER-OFF STALL WHEN HE LOST CONTROL.  HE STATED HE DID NOT KNOW HAPPENED BUT THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON ITS BACK (UPSIDE DOWN) FOR A PERIOD OF TIME.  AFTER HE RECOVERED THE AIRCRAFT, HE PRECEDED TO THE STATSBORO AIRPORT AND LANDED WITH NO FLAPS.  BOTH WINGS, FLAPS, AND FUSELAGE EXPERIENCED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA09CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09CA175), Feb 16, 2009: Cessna 172 (N9289H), Reidsville, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted recovery from a stall/spin.

## Other reports on N9289H (1)

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

- [Accident 19800424018289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800424018289A), Apr 24, 1980: Cessna 172M (N9289H), New Smyrna Beac, FL, No damage

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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