# Accident 20230702020489A: Cessna 172N, Kennesaw, GA, July 2, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 2, 2023, 10:16 local time
- Place: Kennesaw, GA
- Airport: Cobb County International/Mccollum Fld
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.0125° N, 84.5939° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.0125&lon=-84.5939&mi=10
- Aircraft: N734YD, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N734YD) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 65 total, 29 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA282) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230702020489A

## Narrative

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

WHILE LANDING AT RYY RUNWAY 27 THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO CORRECT WITH RUDDER AND ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. THE RIGHT LANDING TIRE STRUCK A RUNWAY EXIT DIRECTIONAL SIGN WHICH CAUSED THE GEAR LEG TO ROTATE AFT.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST ON ITS RIGHT SIDE IN THE GRASS BETWEEN RUNWAY 27 AND THE BRAVO TAXIWAY. THE IMPACT RESULTED IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND RIGHT ELEVATOR.

## 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 ERA23LA282](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA282), Jul 2, 2023: Cessna 172 (N734YD), Kennesaw, GA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s loss of directional control while landing, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with an airport sign.

## Other reports on N734YD (1)

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

- [Accident 19950531038669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950531038669A), May 31, 1995: Cessna 172N (N734YD), Madison, MS, Substantial damage. Stalled on short final. Landed hard on runway. Bounced landed hard again damaged firewall. Buckled floor board.

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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