# Accident 20210424005149A: Cessna 172M, Fredericksburg, VA, April 24, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 24, 2021, 15:14 local time
- Place: Fredericksburg, VA
- Airport: Shannon Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.2667° N, 77.4485° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2667&lon=-77.4485&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80874, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N80874) (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: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 121 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA198) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210424005149A

## Narrative

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

UPON LANDING THE PILOT MISHANDLED THE RUDDER AND TOE BRAKES. THE PILOT BELIEVED HE WAS EXPERIENCING A PULL THE THE RIGHT. THERE WAS NO CROSSWIND AND WINDS WERE CALM. HE DECIDED HE WOULD RATHER EXIT THE RUNWAY THAN OVER CORRECT THE AIRCRAFT. DAMAGE SUSTAINED WHEN HITTING AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 ERA21LA198](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA198), Apr 24, 2021: Cessna 172M (N80874), Fredericksburg, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot reported that, during the landing roll, he applied brakes and the airplane veered right. He was unable to correct back to the centerline or brake effectively; the airplane exited…

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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