# Incident 20200821010269I: Cessna 172N, Melbourne, FL, August 21, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 21, 2020, 11:21 local time
- Place: Melbourne, FL
- Airport: Melbourne International
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0836° N, 80.6081° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Melbourne, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0836&lon=-80.6081&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4791E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4791E) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 128 total, 128 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200821010269I

## Narrative

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

DESCRIPTION:  RUNWAY EXCURSION ? ON 08/21/2020, AT APPROX. 1401Z, N4791, A CE-172N, OPERATED BY PIC ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, EXPERIENCED A RUNWAY EXCURSION UPON LANDING ON RUNWAY 27R AT MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (KMLB).  THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IN THE GRASS, SOUTH OF THE RUNWAY 27R, BEFORE TAXIWAY Q.  THE PILOT TAXIED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND PROCEEDED TO ATLANTIC JET CENTER VIA TAXIWAY ?Q?.  VMC CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, WITH WINDS FROM 160 AT 5KTS AND THE VISIBILITY OF AT LEAST 10SM AND A FEW CLOUDS 9500FT.  THE PILOT EXPERIENCED NO INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT EXPERIENCED NO DAMAGE (AS DOCUMENTED BY A&P MECHANIC).

ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS:  LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO THE PILOT?S INSUFFICIENT CROSSWIND CORRECTION APPLICATION DURING THE LANDING PHASE.

## Other reports on N4791E (1)

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

- [Incident 19800418044179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800418044179I), Apr 18, 1980: Cessna 172N (N4791E), Napa, CA, Minor damage. Taxiing aircraft collided with aircraft parked partially in taxi lane.

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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