# Accident 20220130001319A: Cessna 172M, Waynesboro, VA, January 30, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 30, 2022, 11:15 local time
- Place: Waynesboro, VA
- Airport: Eagle'S Nest
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0773° N, 78.9446° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0773&lon=-78.9446&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1766V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1766V) (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: 23 total, 23 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA113) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220130001319A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. AFTER PERFORMING HIS FIRST TRAFFIC PATTERN AND A NORMAL FIRST LANDING, THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER TOUCHDOWN, STRIKING 1.5-FOOT SNOWBANK (ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RUNWAY FROM PLOWING). THE PLANE TRAVELED UP THE SNOWBANK, NOSED OVER, AND CAME TO REST UPSIDE DOWN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 ERA22LA113](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA113), Jan 30, 2022: Cessna 172 (N1766V), Waynesboro, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing.

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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