# Accident 20230919015579A: Cessna 172N, San Diego, CA, September 19, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 19, 2023, 13:00 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7153° N, 117.1573° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Diego, CA, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7153&lon=-117.1573&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5208D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5208D) (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: 150 total, 150 in this make and model, 64 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230919015579A

## Narrative

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

CESSNA 172 WITH A STUDENT PILOT ONBOARD WAS CONDUCTING PATTERN WORK AT MONTGOMERY EXECUTIVE AIRPORT (MYF). THE PILOT HAD BEEN FLYING FOR APPROXIMATELY A HALF HOUR FOR HIS SECOND TIME OF THE DAY. ON THE STUDENT’S 6TH APPROACH TO RUNWAY 28L THE PILOT STATED HE HAD A NORMAL APPROACH TO THE RUNWAY ON LANDING THE PILOT STATED HE LANDED MAIN TIRES FIRST THEN PUT THE NOSE WHEEL DOWN.  ONCE THE NOSE WAS ON THE GROUND THE PILOT STATED HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE PILOT STATED HE INCURRED A CROSSWIND ON LANDING WHICH HE FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR ON THE ROLL OUT BY APPLY THE CORRECT AILERON INPUT.  THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER LEFT OF THE RUNWAY GOING INTO THE DIRT AND HITTING A RUNWAY TAXIWAY SIGN CLOSAPING THE NOSE GEAR BRINGING THE AIRCRAFT TO A STOP. THE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS CENTERED ON NOSE GEAR WITH DAMAGED THE LEFT-WING TIP AND LEFT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING WITH PROPELLER BLADES FOLDED DUE TO A PROP STRIKE. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

## Other reports on N5208D (2)

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

- [Accident 19950420012839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950420012839A), Apr 20, 1995: Cessna 172N (N5208D), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Veered on takeoff. Exited runway into soft ground. Nose gear collapsed. (-23) during takeoff the aircraft veered to the left. The pilot corrected using right…
- [Incident 19830726051659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830726051659I), Jul 26, 1983: Cessna 172N (N5208D), Islip, NY, Minor damage. Tower cleared light aircraft to taxi behind jet heavy as it was cleared for takeoff. Blew aircraft up on nose.

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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