# Accident 20190402002359A: Cessna 172P, Clemson, SC, April 2, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 2019, 17:20 local time
- Place: Clemson, SC
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6719° N, 82.8836° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6719&lon=-82.8836&mi=10
- Aircraft: N54222 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 59 total, 59 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA194) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190402002359A

## Narrative

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

ON TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT RELEASED BACKPRESSURE TO ALLOW NOSE WHEEL TO MAKE CONTACT WITH RUNWAY. ONCE CONTACT WAS MADE, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED A VIBRATION AND PULLED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A CORRECTION BY PULLING BACK ON THE YOKE, WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO BECOME AIRBORNE. AN ATTEMPT FOR A GO-AROUND WAS CONDUCTED FOLLOWED BY A STALL/SPIN.

## 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 GAA19CA194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA194), Apr 2, 2019: Cessna 172 (N54222), Clemson, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll and his exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack when it inadvertently became airborne, which resulted in an…

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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