# Accident 20210331004619A: Cessna 172M, Crystal River, FL, March 31, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2021, 12:13 local time
- Place: Crystal River, FL
- Airport: Crystal River
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.8674° N, 82.5712° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.8674&lon=-82.5712&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13632, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13632-2021-12-04) (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: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA168) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210331004619A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT MADE AN INADVERTENT ATTEMPT TO LAND DOWNWIND AT AN UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED COMING DOWN ON THE NOSE GEAR. THE NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF. THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE TURF AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED THE AIRCRAFT RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND A SERIOUS NECK INJURY TO THE PILOT.

REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT THE STUDENT PILOT BY TELEPHONE AND EMAIL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL.

INTERVIEW WITH STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR INDICATED THAT THE PREFLIGHT PLANNING OCCURRED AND WAS SATISFACTORY. FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ALSO STATED THE STUDENT HAD MORE THAN 150 TOTAL FLIGHT HOURS. STUDENT PILOT?S REQUIRED LOGBOOK ENDORSEMENTS WERE MADE AND ADEQUATE.

RECOMMEND COUNSELING BY THE FAA AND NO FURTHER SOLO FLIGHT BE CONDUCTED BY STUDENT PILOT UNTIL ADDITIONAL TRAINING HAS BEEN RECEIVED.

## 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 ERA21LA168](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA168), Mar 31, 2021: Cessna 172 (N13632), Crystal River, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s inadequate compensation for a crosswind during landing, which resulted in a loss of directional control and 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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