# Accident 20160415005139A: Cessna 172R, Stillwater, OK, April 15, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 15, 2016, 18:31 local time
- Place: Stillwater, OK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.1686° N, 97.0869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1686&lon=-97.0869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2663X, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2663X) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 46 total, 46 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160415005139A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO LAND AT STILLWATER  REGIONAL AIRPORT ON 04/15/2016 AT 6:21 PM ON RUNWAY 17 IN HEAVY CROSSWIND CONDITIONS DURING A SOLO FLIGHT. HE STATED THAT THE TOWER ISSUED A SECOND WIND REPORT VIA RADIO TRANSMISSION. HE STATES THAT HE DID NOT HEAR IT OR DID NOT RECEIVCED TRANSMISSION FROM THE TOWER ABOUT THE WIND SPEEDS 16 KNOTS GUSTING 21 KNOTS. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN RIGHT OF THE CENTER LINE OF THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TOUCHDOWN HE USED SOME GENTLE LEFT RUDDER AND EQUAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO REALIGN THE AIRCRAFT TO THE CENTER-LINE OF THE RUNWAY. AFTER TOCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROCKING SLIGHTING FORWARD AND AFT ON IT'S HORIZONTAL AXIS, THE AIRCRAFT HAD LIFTED OFF. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND FELL APPROX THREE FEET BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY, EXCEPT HEADING 20 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING. THE STUDENT PILOT TRIED TO COUNTER A SECOND BOUNCE WITH BRAKING AND LEVEL ELEVATOR FAIRING. THE AIRCRAFT PASSED THE BOUNDARY OF THE RUNWAY ON THE RIGHT SIDE AND TOUCHED DOWN IN THE GRASS. HE THEN IDENTIFIED A 2000 RUNWAY REMAINING SIGN APPROX 80 FEET AHEAD AND INCREASED BRAKING AND LEFT RUDDER CONTROL WHILE MAINTAINING CROSSWIND CONTROL. THE STUDENT PILOT PASSED THE SIGN UNDER THE RIGHT WINGTIP AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT TO AVOID IMPACT TO THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OF THE AIRCRAFT, BUT WAS UNSUCCFULL IN HIS ATTEMP. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT ELEVATOR AND RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE AIRCRAFT WAS MOVING AT APPROX 30 KNOTS AT THE TIME OF IMPACT.

## 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 GAA16CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA194), Apr 15, 2016: Cessna 172 (N2663X), Stillwater, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll in gusty crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with a runway distance remaining…

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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