20221216020059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna R172K · Brooksville, FL · December 16, 2022

Date
December 16, 2022 · 15:15 local
Place
Brooksville, FL
Airport
Brooksville-Tampa Bay Regional
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5405V
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA23LA091
Reported as
Cessna R172K
Reported engine
Continental IO-360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,044 total

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On December 16, 2022, at approximately 15:15 EST, privacy data omitted, a Cessna 172K, s/n R1722294 privacy data omitted

Landed on runway 9 at hernando county airport (bkv). The pilot stated that after the nose gear touched the runway, the aircraft veered to the left, exiting the runway and became inverted in a ditch in between runway 9 and taxiway alpha. Visual flight rules prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot and only sole on board sustained minor injuries. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The flight was being operated iaw title 14 CFR part 91 operations.

As the FAA filed it

ON DECEMBER 16, 2022, AT APPROXIMATELY 15:15 EST, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, A CESSNA 172K, S/N R1722294 ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

LANDED ON RUNWAY 9 AT HERNANDO COUNTY AIRPORT (BKV). THE PILOT STATED THAT AFTER THE NOSE GEAR TOUCHED THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITING THE RUNWAY AND BECAME INVERTED IN A DITCH IN BETWEEN RUNWAY 9 AND TAXIWAY ALPHA. VISUAL FLIGHT RULES PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PILOT AND ONLY SOLE ON BOARD SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING OPERATED IAW TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 OPERATIONS.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.