# Accident 20150720021669A: Cessna 172K, Athens, GA, July 20, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 20, 2015, 09:45 local time
- Place: Athens, GA
- Airport: Athens/Ben Epps
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: KAHN
- Location: 33.9486° N, 83.3259° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ATHENS/BEN EPPS (AHN), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9486&lon=-83.3259&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79432, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N79432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 622 total, 341 in this make and model, 241 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150720021669A

## Narrative

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

PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PROVIDING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION TO AIRMAN ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS PERFORMING A NORMAL LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS OFF CENTER OF THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT. UPON TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CROSSED THE CENTER FIELD AND TAXI WAY, WITH THE AIRCRAFT ENDING UP IN A DITCH.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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