# Accident 20211009022429A: Cessna 172, Statesboro, GA, October 9, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 9, 2021, 18:30 local time
- Place: Statesboro, GA
- Airport: Statesboro-Bulloch County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 32.4828° N, 81.7369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4828&lon=-81.7369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8592B, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8592B) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211009022429A

## Narrative

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

A STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF OUT OF SAVANNAH IN A FLIGHT SCHOOL 172 AT APPROXIMATELY 5PM ON OCT. 9, 2021. THE PILOT HEAD FOR STATESBORO, BUT IN ROUTE ENCOUNTERED SOME LIGHT RAIN. THE PILOT LANDED IN STATESBORO SAFELY. AFTER LANDING THE PILOT CONTACTED HIS CFI, WHO TOLD HIM TO RETURN WHEN HE FELT SAFE. AT APPROXIMATELY 6PM THE STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF FROM STATESBORO ON RUNWAY 14. JUST AFTER TAKEOFF THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A LARGE BLACK RAIN CLOUD, AND FELT UNSAFE TO CONTINUE. THE STUDENT PILOT MADE THE CALL SIGNS LEFT CROSSWIND RUNWAY 14, LEFT DOWNWIND RUNWAY 14, LEFT BASE RUNWAY 14. THE STUDENT PILOT SET UP TO LAND ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. UPON TOUCH DOWN THE STUDENT PILOT SAW A TWIN ENGINE CESSNA 421 N342RC. TAKING OFF TOWARD HIM. THE STUDENT PILOT VEERED TO THE RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY DOWN AND EMBANKMENT, THROUGH AN AIRPORT PERIMETER FENCE, AND ON TO MILL CREEK RD.

## 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 ERA22LA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA022), Oct 9, 2021: Cessna 172 (N8592B), Statesboro, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure reduce power and apply sufficient braking after landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with objects and 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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