# Accident 20190523016659A: Cessna 172M, Fredricksburg, VA, May 23, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 23, 2019, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fredricksburg, VA
- Airport: Stafford Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.3981° N, 77.4556° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3981&lon=-77.4556&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64003, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64003-2021-07-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 251 total, 60 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA19TA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190523016659A

## Narrative

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

N64003 IS A 1975 CESSNA 172M OWNED AND OPERATED BY SHANNON SCHOOL OF AERONAUTICS IN FREDERICKSBURG, VA. THE STANDARD NORMAL UTILITY A/W

DATE IS 15 MARCH 1975 AND THE VALID CERTIFICATION ISSUE DATE

IS 9 OCTOBER 2018.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS FLIGHT WAS PERSONAL IN NATURE FOR THE CERTIFICATE HOLDER TO GAIN HOURS AND PRACTICE LEADING UP TO OBTAINING A COMMERCIAL LICENSE. THE PILOT PERFORMED PRE-FLIGHT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND FOUND NO ISSUES. HE ALSO OBTAINED A WEATHER REPORT FROM WEATHER.COM AND 1800WXBRIEF.COM. VISIBILITY WAS SLIGHTLY HAZY WITH A FEW SCATTERED CLOUDS BUT CLEAR SKIES WINDS FLUCTUATING FROM 220 TO BEING VARIABLE FROM 150-240 AT 9 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14. HE TOOK OFF FROM KEZF TO KRMN TO PERFORM PATTERN WORK. WHILE EAST OF THE AIRPORT, HE COMPLETED THE BEFORE LANDING CHECKLIST WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ADDING CARB HEAT. THE PILOT ENTERED THE PATTERN AT A 45-DEGREE ANGLE AND 1200 FEET MSL AT 105 MPH FOR A LEFT DOWNWIND APPROACH ON RUNWAY 15. HE THEN SLOWED TO 95 MPH ADDED CARB HEAT HALFWAY INTO THE DOWNWIND. HE TURNED BASE AT ABOUT 700 FEET MSL, ADDED FULL FLAPS, MADE A RADIO CALL AND TRIED TO MAINTAIN 65 MPH APPROACH SPEED ON FINAL. THE PILOT STATED ALTHOUGH THERE WAS SOME CROSS WIND, IT ONLY REQUIRED A MINOR CRAB DURING FINAL. HE TOUCHED DOWN JUST BEYOND THE NUMBERS AND SHORTLY AFTER DOING SO THE PLANE VEERED HARD TO THE RIGHT AND WENT OFF THE RUNWAY. WHILE IN THE GRASS HE MADE AN ATTEMPT TO RECOVER AND MANEUVER THE AIRCRAFT BACK ON THE RUNWAY BUT CONTACTED A CEMENT DRAINAGE CULVERT WITH THE NOSE WHEEL/GEAR. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED FORWARD FOR 10 FEET AND CAME TO REST OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE DOWN ATTITUDE WITH THE NOSE GEAR COMPLETELY COLLAPSED.

RESULT OF THE INCIDENT TO THE NOSE GEAR INCLUDED ENGINE FIREWALL AND LEFT WING TIP LEADING EDGE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE, UPGRADED TO AN 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 ERA19TA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA19TA192), May 23, 2019: Cessna 172 (N64003), Stafford, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control while landing in gusting crosswind conditions, 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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