# Accident 20130510007609A: Cessna 172N, Newcastle, WY, May 10, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 10, 2013, 10:30 local time
- Place: Newcastle, WY
- Airport: Mondell Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.8847° N, 104.3174° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.8847&lon=-104.3174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7610F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7610F-2017-10-20) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA225) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130510007609A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 10, 2013, AT APPROXIMATELY 1030 MDT, A CESSNA MODEL CE-172 WITH REGISTRATION NUMBER N7610F IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 25 FEET SHORT OF RUNWAY 31 AT MONDELL FIELD (ECS), NEWCASTLE, WYOMING. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS THE ONLY PERSON ON BOARD THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT GILLETTE CAMPBELL COUNTY  AIRPORT (GCC), GILLETTE WYOMING. THIS WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 WPR13CA225](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA225), May 10, 2013: Cessna 172N (N7610F), Newcastle, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, which resulted in an undershoot of the runway.

## Other reports on N7610F (1)

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

- [Incident 20040726014619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040726014619I), Jul 26, 2004: Cessna 172N (N7610F), Edgerton, WY. (-23) During cross country instructional flight pilot noticed engine vibration, followed by a loss of engine oil pressure. An emergency landing was made at an…

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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