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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Urbana, OH · February 7, 2021

Date: February 7, 2021 · 15:00 local
Place: Urbana, OH
Airport: Urbana
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: K20S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N348RM
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA126
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 17 total17 in this make and model

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What happened

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A student pilot was flying solo cross county from luk to I74 in N348RM. Upon landing at I74 Urbana grimes airport on runway 02, the pilot lost control of the aircraft veering off to the left of the runway and running into a snowbank.

This caused substantial damage by the wing tip, collapsing the nose wheel strut and damage the prop (blade strike) and the right side of the nose engine cowling near the engine exhaust stack. No injuries reported

As the FAA filed it

A STUDENT PILOT WAS FLYING SOLO CROSS COUNTY FROM LUK TO I74 IN N348RM. UPON LANDING AT I74 URBANA GRIMES AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 02, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT VEERING OFF TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND RUNNING INTO A SNOWBANK.

THIS CAUSED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE BY THE WING TIP, COLLAPSING THE NOSE WHEEL STRUT AND DAMAGE THE PROP (BLADE STRIKE) AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE NOSE ENGINE COWLING NEAR THE ENGINE EXHAUST STACK. NO INJURIES REPORTED

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CEN21LA126Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportUrbana, OHThe student pilot’s loss of directional control during landing which resulted in an impact with a snowbank. The slippery runway condition contributed to the accident.Feb 7, 2021 · Substantial damage