# Accident 20220619010669A: Cessna 172R, Owensboro, KY, June 19, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 19, 2022, 09:06 local time
- Place: Owensboro, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.7422° N, 87.1652° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.7422&lon=-87.1652&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35491, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35491) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 21 total, 21 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA280) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220619010669A

## Narrative

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

THIS FLIGHT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT?S INITIAL SOLO CROSS-COUNTRY. HE HAD RECEIVED THE REQUIRED TRAINING AND ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE FLIGHT. THE STUDENT RECEIVED MOST OF HIS FLIGHT TRAINING AT AN UNCONTROLLED FIELD AND STATED THAT HE FELT COMFORTABLE TALKING TO ATC AND THAT IT DID NOT CAUSE EXTRA STRESS. UPON ARRIVAL INTO OWB, ATC HAD THE PILOT FLY A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 6 AND REPORT A THREE MILE FINAL. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY OF A STRAIGHT IN APPROACH, BUT HAD NEVER ACTUALLY PRACTICED STRAIGHT IN APPROACHES IN THE AIRCRAFT. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT HE BEGAN TO CONFIGURE FOR LANDING AT APPROXIMATELY A FOUR TO FIVE MILE FINAL. AT A THREE MILE FINAL, THE PILOT CALLED ATC AND WAS CLEARED FOR THE OPTION. THE PILOT STATED THAT HIS INTENT WAS TO PERFORM TWO TOUCH AND GO?S FOLLOWED BY A FULL STOP TAXI BACK. ON FINAL, THE PILOT RECALLED BEING A LITTLE SLOW AND A LITTLE HIGH, USING THE VASI AS REFERENCE, BUT FELT THE LANDING WOULD STILL BE SAFE. UPON TOUCHDOWN, THE PILOT RECALLED THE NOSE WHEEL TOUCHING FIRST AND THE AIRCRAFT PORPOISED. THE PILOT REPORTED ADDING BACK PRESSURE AS A RESPONSE. IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED AND THE PILOT OVERCOMPENSATED BY APPLYING TOO MUCH RUDDER, CAUSING THE RUNWAY EXCURSION.

## 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 ERA22LA280](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA280), Jun 19, 2022: Cessna 172R (N35491), Owensboro, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper flare, which resulted in a loss of control during landing.

## Other reports on N35491 (1)

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

- [Incident 20180208023729I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180208023729I), Feb 8, 2018: Cessna 172R (N35491), Nasvhille, TN, Minor damage. Aircraft was taxiing out for departure and veered off taxiway. Aircraft experienced brake failure in a turn, exiting the taxiway and striking a taxiway light…

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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