# Accident 20130315004249A: Cessna 172M, Hendersonville, NC, March 15, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 15, 2013, 15:30 local time
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Airport: Western Nc Air Museum Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5167° N, 82.7167° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5167&lon=-82.7167&mi=10
- Aircraft: N61756, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61756-2013-05-06) (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: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 38 total, 23 in this make and model, 38 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA170) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130315004249A

## Narrative

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

ON MARCH 15, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 EST, A CESSNA 172M, OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT IMPACTED A HANGER WHILE TRYING TO LAND AT 8NC9, A GRASS STRIP IN HENDERSONVILLE, NC.  THE STUDENT PILOT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT WITH ONLY MINOR INJURIES.

PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS RETURNING FROM A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM (KAND) ANDERSON, SC AND WAS LANDING FROM THE NORTH ON RUNWAY 15.  AT MID FIELD HE INITIATED A GO AROUND BUT WAS BLOW OFF COURSE, WHICH RESULTED IN CONTACT WITH A HANGER AND POWER LINES TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE FIELD.

## 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 ERA13CA170](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA170), Mar 15, 2013: Cessna 172M (N61756), Hendersonville, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an attempted go-around in gusty tailwind conditions.

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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