# Accident 20180323009999A: Cessna 172R, Beaver, PA, March 23, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 23, 2018, 09:15 local time
- Place: Beaver, PA
- Airport: Beaver County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operator: FB8S
- Location: 40.7725° N, 80.3869° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7725&lon=-80.3869&mi=10
- Aircraft: N987AV, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N987AV) (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: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180323009999A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING BOTH WHEELS TOUCHED THE SURFACE, LEFT WHEEL LIFTED OFF THE SURFACE AND AIRCRAFT CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT AND STRUCK A SNOW PILE ON THE EAST SIDE OF TAXIWAY BRAVO. CROSSED THE TAXIWAY AND STRUCK ANOTHER SNOW PILE ON THE WEST SIDE OF TAXIWAY BRAVO, BOUNCED IN THE GRASS BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND CAME TO REST IN THE GRASS AREA BETWEEN TAXIWAY B AND C.  STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING AT A CFR PART 141 SCHOOL HOWEVER WAS TRAINING UNDER CFR PART 61.

## 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 GAA18CA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA175), Mar 23, 2018: Cessna 172 (N987AV), Beaver Falls, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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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