# Accident 20180728018219A: Cessna 172N, Wadsworth, OH, July 28, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 28, 2018, 13:30 local time
- Place: Wadsworth, OH
- Airport: Weltzien Skypark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0272° N, 81.7989° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0272&lon=-81.7989&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4855G, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4855G) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 1,945 total, 1,792 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA452) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180728018219A

## Narrative

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

^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT FROM PCW TO 15G.  HE STATED HIS APPROACH SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 60 TO 65 KNOTS WITH 30 DEGREE OF FLAPS.  HE SAID THAT HE LANDED LONG AND WAS HIT WITH A CROSSWIND FROM THE WEST.  AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY, HE VEERED THE AIRCRAFT OFF TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID STRIKING THE GUARDRAIL.  AS THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY, IT TORE THROUGH A WOODEN FENCE AND STRUCK A TAXI LIGHT, A POLE, AND THICK BRUSH.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FINAL REST IN A SMALL RAVINE.  ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS ABLE TO CLIMB OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WALK AWAY WITHOUT INJURY.  WHEN ASKED AS TO WHY HE COULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ STATED THAT HE DID NOT APPLY ENOUGH BRAKE PRESSURE AND HE WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE PAVEMENT.   THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING LEADING EDGE, RIGHT WING TIP, RIGHT ELEVATOR, LANDING GEARS, AND LOWER SKIN AND STRUCTURE AFT OF THE FIREWALL.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRPORT PROPERTY WAS THE WOODEN FENCE, TAXI LIGHT, AND POLE.

## 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 GAA18CA452](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA452), Jul 28, 2018: Cessna 172 (N4855G), Wadsworth, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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