# Incident 20170414004349I: Cessna 172N, Monroeville, AL, April 14, 2017

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2017, 08:05 local time
- Place: Monroeville, AL
- Airport: Monroe County
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.5162° N, 87.3277° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.5162&lon=-87.3277&mi=10
- Aircraft: N999AR, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N999AR) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 24 total, 24 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170414004349I

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT WAS ON A SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FROM K2R4 TO KMVC TO K2R4.  WINDS WERE CALM AND SKY WAS CLEAR. UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 21 AT KMVC, PILOT ELECTED TO CONDUCT A TOUCH AND GO AND APPLIED FULL POWER.  PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT AND HE HAD DIFFICULTY KEEPING AIRCRAFT NOSE ON THE CENTERLINE.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, EXITING THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS APPROXIMATELY 13OO FEET FROM THE APPROACH END OF RUNWAY 21.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN A BARBED WIRE FENCE AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 150 YARDS ACROSS THE GRASS AT A 45 DEGREE ANGLE TO THE RUNWAY.  UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTED THAT THE WING FLAPS WERE IN THE 40 DEGREE FULL DOWN POSITION.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED DENTED WING LEADING EDGES, A 12 INCH GASH IN THE UNDERSIDE OF FUSELAGE CAUSED BY A METAL FENCE POST, AND DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING END CAP AND NAVIGATION LIGHT.

## Other reports on N999AR (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20160627010619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160627010619I), Jun 27, 2016: Cessna 172N (N999AR), Milton, FL, No damage. CFI and student were practicing landings. After 11th landing, during the roll for a touch and go, CFI placed the flap handle in the up position. Student then…
- [Incident 20151030021319I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20151030021319I), Oct 30, 2015: Cessna 172N (N999AR), Navarre, FL, Minor damage. Instructor and student were in level flight at approximately 2500 feet and about to begin practicing stalls when they heard a loud bang. Oil spattered the…

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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