# Accident 20160608020229A: Cessna 172N, Cornelia, GA, June 8, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 8, 2016, 13:30 local time
- Place: Cornelia, GA
- Airport: Habersham County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.4997° N, 83.5567° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.4997&lon=-83.5567&mi=10
- Aircraft: N444WM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N444WM-2018-05-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA316) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160608020229A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STATEMENT AS FOLLOWS:

TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN:

TODAY JUNE 8, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 1:30 PM EST, I WAS FLYING A C172N N444WM WITH A STUDENT JONATHAN OLSEN.  IT WAS FLIGHT LESSON NUMBER FIVE AND WERE STARTING TRAINING IN THE PATTERN.  ON THE FOURTH LANDING, THE AIRPLANE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE LANDING AND A GO AROUND WAS ATTEMPTED AT WHICH TIME THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND THE STUDENT AND MYSELF EXITED THE AIRCRAFT, GATHERED OUR BELONGINGS, AND RETURNED TO THE AIRPORT.

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 GAA16CA316](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA316), Jun 8, 2016: Cessna 172 (N444WM), Cornelia, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's unnecessary pedal application and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action resulting in a loss of directional control, runway excursion and ground impact during the aborted…

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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