# Incident 20110410008479I: Cessna 172F, Carrollton, GA, April 10, 2011

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2011, 15:45 local time
- Place: Carrollton, GA
- Airport: W.Ga Reg.-O.V.Gray Field
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5818° N, 85.0833° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Carrollton, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5818&lon=-85.0833&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8819U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8819U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172F (registry code 2072414, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172f) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172F
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 75 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110410008479I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT CONDUCTING SOLO FLIGHT MADE APPROACH TO LAND ON RW 17. LANDED HARD ON LEFT TIRE. AIRCRAFT WAS BLOWN OFF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT, DUE TO GUSTY WINDS AND PILOT'S INABILITY TO CONTROL IT.  AIRCRAFT HIT PAPI LIGHT, DESTROYING IT, AND CAUSING PROP AND MINOR AIRFRAME DAMAGE.

## Other reports on N8819U (1)

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

- [Incident 20090825048629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090825048629I), Aug 25, 2009: Cessna 172F (N8819U), Atlanta, GA, No damage. During pre departure the flight control check was accomplished and the elevator yoke failed. The PIC returned to the parking area and documented 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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