# Accident 20210207001349A: Cessna 172S, Urbana, OH, February 7, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 7, 2021, 15:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, OH
- Airport: Urbana
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: K20S
- Location: 40.1307° N, 83.7543° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1307&lon=-83.7543&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348RM (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA126) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210207001349A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 CEN21LA126](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA126), Feb 7, 2021: Cessna 172S (N348RM), Urbana, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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