# Incident 20210502006209I: Cessna 172S, Martinsburg, WV, May 2, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 2, 2021, 08:07 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Airport: Eastern Wv Regional/ Shepherd
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at EASTERN WV RGNL/SHEPHERD FLD (MRB), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N677JA, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N677JA) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210502006209I

## Narrative

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

PRIMARY STUDENT ON SOLO FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED A CROSSWIND GUST AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT.

KMRB 021220Z 16006KT 10SM CLR 16/04 A2986 RMK AO2 ACFT MSHAP T01610039

## Other reports on N677JA (1)

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

- [Incident 20250304001879I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250304001879I), Mar 4, 2025: Cessna 172S (N677JA), Leesburg, VA, Minor damage. At kjyo, flying left downwind for runway 17, bird made impact on right leading edge of wing.

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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