# Accident 20131116024799A: Cessna 172S, St. Augustine, FL, November 16, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2013, 13:53 local time
- Place: St. Augustine, FL
- Airport: St. Augustine Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 29.9592° N, 81.3397° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9592&lon=-81.3397&mi=10
- Aircraft: N873EF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N873EF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 44 total, 44 in this make and model, 44 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA14CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20131116024799A

## Narrative

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

ON 16 NOVEMBER 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 14:00 THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFFS & LANDINGS IN PREPARATION FOR A SCHEDULED PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT EXAM.

THE AIRCRAFT, N873EF, A CESSNA 172S MODEL AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FOLLOWING A NORMAL LANDING ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE, ACCORDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT. THE WEATHER HAD LIGHT SHOWERS JUST BEGINNING AND DURING THE ROLLOUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN.

## 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 ERA14CA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA14CA106), Nov 16, 2013: Cessna 172S (N873EF), St. Augustine, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll with a crosswind.

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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