# Accident 20170216005439A: Cessna 172, Burlington, NC, February 16, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 16, 2017, 10:15 local time
- Place: Burlington, NC
- Airport: Burlington-Alamance Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.0497° N, 79.4731° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0497&lon=-79.4731&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381MG, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381MG) (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 172
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 159 total, 68 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA140) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170216005439A

## Narrative

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

IMMEDIATELY AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 24 AT THE BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE REGIONAL AIRPORT THE PILOT OF A CESSNA 172 EXPERIENCED A GUST OF WIND.  THE GUST CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE PIC IMMEDIATELY INITIATED A GO AROUND, APPLYING FULL POWER TO THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER LEFT AND DROPPED BACK TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE.  THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED OVER THE RUNWAY LIGHT AND CONTINUED TO SKID SIDEWAYS DOWN AN EMBANKMENT BEFORE COMING TO REST.  PIC SECURED THE ELECTRICAL AND FUEL SYSTEMS AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.

## 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 GAA17CA140](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA140), Feb 16, 2017: Cessna 172 (N381MG), Burlington, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading during an attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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