# Accident 20210114003229A: Cessna 172G, Kelso, WA, January 14, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 14, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Kelso, WA
- Airport: Kelso-Longview
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.1200° N, 122.9000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1200&lon=-122.9000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5930R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5930R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 71 total, 54 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR21LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA100) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210114003229A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT STATED HE WAS INTENDING TO PERFORM A TOUCH AND GO.  AFTER TURNING FINAL, AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN CLOSE TO THE RUNWAY NUMBERS ON CENTER LINE. AFTER TOUCH DOWN, THE PILOT DECIDED TO PROCEED WITH THE TOUCH AND GO.  THE PILOT STARTED RECONFIGURING AIRCRAFT FOR TAKEOFF, SELECTED FLAPS UP, PILOT THEN FELT THE AIRCRAFT SWERVE SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT. PILOT THEN PUT IN A LITTLE LEFT RUDDER TO BRING AIRCRAFT BACK TO CENTER OF RUN WAY WITH NO NOTICEABLE RESPONSE FROM ACTIONS. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER RIGHT TOWARDS THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY PILOT INPUTED MORE LEFT RUDDER AND STOPPED THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING, BUT DID NOT RETURN TO CENTER OF RUNWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FEET, THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO EXTREMELY SOFT DIRT AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.  PILOT STATED HE HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE ADVANCE THROTTLE STEP IN THE TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURE. DURING INTERVIEW PILOT STATED HIS LEFT RUDDER INPUT MAY NOT BEEN ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE AIRCRAFT'S COURSE.

## 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 WPR21LA100](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA100), Jan 14, 2021: Cessna 172G (N5930R), Kelso, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent nose over.

## Other reports on N5930R (1)

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

- [Accident 19931107042289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931107042289A), Nov 7, 1993: Cessna 172 (N5930R), Vancouver, WA, Substantial damage. Aircraft made a hard landing, bounced, nose gear collapsed.

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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