# Accident 20210826015039A: Cessna 172M, Olive Branch, MS, August 26, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 2021, 19:31 local time
- Place: Olive Branch, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.9618° N, 89.8295° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9618&lon=-89.8295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12573, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12573) (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: 16 total, 16 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA392) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210826015039A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT ON LONG SOLO CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT DEPARTED ON 08/26/2021 RUNWAY 18, OLV, EN ROUTE TO CRX, TUP, AND THEN RETURN FOR FINAL STOP IN OLV. ON FINAL APPROACH AND STOP TO OLV, RUNWAY 18L, PILOT WAS NOTIFIED THERE WAS AN 8 KNOT CROSSWIND FROM THE EAST. UPON LANDING THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AFTER INITIAL LANDING. THE PILOT MISMANAGED CONTROLS APPLYING OPPOSITE DIRECTIONAL CONTROL TO THE AILERONS AND RUDDER PEDALS CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A DITCH. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE FROM THE IMPACT TO THE ENGINE MOUNTS AND FORWARD LOWER FUSELAGE STRUCTURE.

## 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 CEN21LA392](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA392), Aug 26, 2021: Cessna 172 (N12573), Olive Branch, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing with a direct crosswind that resulted in an impact with terrain.

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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