# Incident 20210731022589I: Textron Aviation Inc 172S, Martinsburg, WV, July 31, 2021

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 31, 2021, 18:00 local time
- Place: Martinsburg, WV
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.4024° N, 77.9830° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4024&lon=-77.9830&mi=10
- Aircraft: N805CP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N805CP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Textron 172S (registry code 2072449, https://openairdocs.org/model/textron-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TEXTRON AVIATION INC 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 812 total, 129 in this make and model, 152 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA21LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA311) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210731022589I

## Narrative

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

A/C VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE LEFT WINGTIP ON THE GROUND DURING DEPARTURE.

2 POB. NO KNOWN INJURIES. DAMAGE EXTENT UNKNOWN

## 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 ERA21LA311](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA21LA311), Jul 31, 2021: Cessna 172 (N805CP), Martinsburg, WV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s loss of directional control after an aerodynamic stall at takeoff.

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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