# Accident 20130523009599A: Cessna 172M, Sierra County, CA, May 23, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2013, 10:45 local time
- Place: Sierra County, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4831° N, 120.2617° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4831&lon=-120.2617&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8879V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8879V-2013-09-05) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,379 total, 1,053 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR13CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA241) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130523009599A

## Narrative

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

DURING THE LANDING WITH FULL FLAPS THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN TO THE LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTER LINE, ROLLING BOUNDING AND SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 681 FEET DOWN THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY UNTIL HITTING A PINE TREE WITH THE LEFT WING TIP SPINNING THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE SOFT GROUND LOWER THE NOSE RISING THE TAIL ALLOWING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND DAMAGING IT, THE RIGHT WING TIP ALSO HIT THE GROUND BEFORE THE AIRCRAFT SETTLING BACK ONTO ITS LANDING GEAR. THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT.

## 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 WPR13CA241](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR13CA241), May 23, 2013: Cessna 172M (N8879V), Truckee, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with a tree.

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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