# Accident 20190326001999A: Cessna 172K, Pella, IA, March 26, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 26, 2019, 14:55 local time
- Place: Pella, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4011° N, 92.9458° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4011&lon=-92.9458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7127G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7127G-2020-05-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D (registry code 42123, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-320-e2d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 562 total, 314 in this make and model, 62 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA193) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190326001999A

## Narrative

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

WHILE CONDUCTING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING, THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WERE IN THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE OF FLIGHT. A LIGHT QUARTERING CROSSWIND WAS EXPERIENCED CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT RIGHT OF THE CENTERLINE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT TO CORRECT THE AIRCRAFTS ALIGNMENT. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED CONTROL INPUTS TO INITIATE A GO AROUND, THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A SOUTHEASTERN HEADING, TOWARDS OBSTACLES. SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED AND ALTITUDE WERE NOT PRESENT TO COMPLETE THE GO AROUND, THE AIRMAN ELECTED TO REDUCE POWER AND LAND IN THE GRASS NEXT TO THE RUNWAY. DUE TO THE CONDITIONS OF THE SURFACE DURING TOUCHDOWN THE AIRCRAFT SANK INTO WET SURFACE CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROTATE FORWARD AND COME TO A REST ON ITS TOP.

## 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 GAA19CA193](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA193), Mar 26, 2019: Cessna 172 (N7127G), Pella, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain the runway heading and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during landing, which resulted in the instructor landing the airplane in grass left of…

## Other reports on N7127G (1)

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

- [Incident 20140412005129I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140412005129I), Apr 12, 2014: Cessna 172K (N7127G), Cedar Rapids, IA, Minor damage. After landing, runway 27 at kcid on rollout aircraft encountered cross wind that lifted right wing and tilted aircraft forward. Aircraft right wing impacted…

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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