# Accident 20220626007249A: Cessna 172P, Cleveland, MS, June 26, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2022, 13:55 local time
- Place: Cleveland, MS
- Airport: Cleveland Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: DU0S
- Location: 33.7615° N, 90.7579° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7615&lon=-90.7579&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97789, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N97789) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA306) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220626007249A

## Narrative

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

TO START OFF, THIS IS MY FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. I GET EVERYTHING READY, PREFLIGHT MY PLANE AND TAXI MY WAY DOWN TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE. I CALL DEPARTURE AND MAKE MY WAY AROUND THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. I?M ON MY WAY DOWN ON FINAL AND NOTICE I DO NOT LIKE HOW MY APPROACH IS LOOKING SO I GO AROUND AND CALL IT. I GO AROUND THE PATTERN ONCE AGAIN AND DO A SUCCESSFUL LANDING. THERE WAS A SMALL BOUNCE BUT I WAS ABLE TO RECOVER WELL AND TAXI MY WAY OUT TO THE HOLD SHORT LINE ONCE AGAIN. MY INSTRUCTOR LETS ME KNOW MY MISTAKE, WHICH WAS I FLARED TOO EARLY. I TAKE NOTE OF THIS AND DEPART AGAIN. I GO AROUND THE PATTERN AGAIN AND COME DOWN ON FINAL, I LIKE HOW MY APPROACH LOOKS AND PROCEED TO LAND. I BOUNCE ONCE AND ON THE TOUCHDOWN I FEEL THE PLANE ROLLING ON THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR AND NOTICE THAT I START TO TURN LEFT. AT THIS POINT I?VE LOST CONTROL AND MAKE SURE THE POWER IS FULL OUT AND I?M ROLLING ON THE GRASS AND FALL INTO THE DITCH.

## 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 CEN22LA306](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA306), Jun 26, 2022: Cessna 172 (N97789), Cleveland, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and substantial damage.

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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