# Accident 20130413006329A: Cessna 172N, Summersville, WV, April 13, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 2013, 11:15 local time
- Place: Summersville, WV
- Airport: Gerald Radar Field
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2256° N, 80.8706° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2256&lon=-80.8706&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6136F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6136F-2014-12-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 2
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 440 total, 440 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA13CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA202) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130413006329A

## Narrative

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

PILOT REPORTED A STABLE APPROACH TO RUNWAY 22 WITH A RIGHT HAND CROSSWIND CORRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN NEAR THE CENTER LINE.  AT THAT TIME THE PILOT NOTED HEARING THE TIRES SQUEALING AND THE PLANE IMMEDIATELY MOVED TO THE LEFT AND HEADING OFF THE RUNWAY.  THE PILOT THEM APPLIED POWER TO ATTEMPT A GO AROUND YET THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE RUNWAY AND CONTINUED UNTIL COLLIDING WITH A DIRT EMBANKMENT.

INVESTIGATION REVEALED:

LEFT TIRE TREAD MARKS WERE NOTED ON THE RUNWAY THAT VEERED LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THIS TIRE MARK WAS ONLY ONE TREAD WIDTH WIDE INDICATING THE FULL WIDTH OF THE TIRE WAS NOT MAKING CONTACT.  APPROXIMATELY 30 FEET INTO THE GRASS AFTER LEAVING THE RUNWAY, THREE DISTINCT TIRE MARKS BECAME VISIBLE.  AFTER THIS IT WAS APPARENT THE AIRCRAFT BECOME AIRBORNE BEFORE COLLIDING WITH THE EMBANKMENT AND BEING FLUNG ALMOST 180 DEGREES AROUND RESULTING IN THE FOLLOWING DAMAGE.

COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR

ENGINE TORN AWAY FROM FIREWALL AND MOUNT

LEFT WING LEADING EDGE DENTED

RIGHT WING SEVERELY DAMAGED

FUSELAGE FWD. OF REAR CARGO DOOR SEVERELY DISTORTED

FUSELAGE AFT OF REAR CARGO TORN

CLOSEST WEATHER REPORT AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED WIND DIRECTION BETWEEN 270-250 DEGREES WITH WIND SPEEDS OF 11 MPH AND GUSTING 24-25 MPH.

## 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 ERA13CA202](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA202), Apr 13, 2013: Cessna 172N (N6136F), Summersville, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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