# Accident 20170802012739A: Cessna 172R, Kearney, NE, August 2, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 2, 2017, 16:30 local time
- Place: Kearney, NE
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7522° N, 99.0008° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7522&lon=-99.0008&mi=10
- Aircraft: N91966, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N91966) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 142 total, 142 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA482) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170802012739A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 2, 2017, AT 4:30 PM CST, A CESSNA 172, N91966, WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AT THE KEARNEY REGIONAL AIRPORT (KEAR), KEARNEY, NEBRASKA. THE PIC WAS RETURNING TO KEAR AFTER A 4.8 HOUR FLIGHT TO COMPLETE LESSON 10 IN THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA KEARNEY COMMERCIAL PILOT CERTIFICATION COURSE. THE PRIVATE PILOT WAS NOT CARRYING PASSENGERS. THE PIC APPROACHED AND LANDED ON RUNWAY 18 AT KEAR. SHORTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE PIC LOSS CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT PRODUCING SKID MARKS FROM BOTH MAIN WHEELS. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 18 ON THE RIGHT SIDE 1,871 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A 32-INCH-TALL RUNWAY SIGN AFTER IT LEFT THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST 250 FEET FROM THE POINT THAT IT EXITED RUNWAY 18. THE PIC WAS NOT HURT IN THE ACCIDENT.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PIC TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RAMP FOLLOWING THE ACCIDENT.

## 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 GAA17CA482](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA482), Aug 2, 2017: Cessna 172 (N91966), Kearney, NE, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, 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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