- Date
- July 7, 2005, 10:50 local (15:50 UTC)
- Place
- Monroeville, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N98530Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 27, 2005
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- Birmingham FSDO
- FAA report
- 20050707015639A
- Case key
- 61916
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the subsequent collision with the ground during landing.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
Upon arriving at the destination airport, the student pilot established an visual approach to and landed on runway 21. After touch down the airplane's nose wheel began to shimmy violently. Directional control of the airplane was lost and the airplane veered to the left off the runway onto the grass and subsequently colliding with a taxi-way berm. Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear was torn from the airframe, the propeller blades were bent aft, and the engine firewall was damaged. The student pilot did not report any mechanical problem with the airplane during the landing.
Factual narrative
On July 7, 2005 at 1050 central daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N98530, registered to and operated by Eglin Air Force Base Aero Club, collided with a taxi-way berm while landing at Monroe County Airport in Monroeville, Alabama. The instructional flight operated under provision of Title 14 CFR Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident and a visual flight plan was filed. The airplane was substantially damaged. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Bob Sikes Airport, Crestview, Florida on July 7, 2005 at 1000.
According to the student pilot, he departed Bob Sikes Airport for his first solo cross country flight. Upon making a normal visual approach to land on runway 21, at Monroe County Airport, the student pilot stated that just after touchdown the nose wheel began to shimmy violently. The student pilot stated that back pressure was increased on the yolk to reduce shimming tendencies. Efforts to reduce shimming tendencies inadvertently lifted the airplane off of the runway. After the airplane settled back down on the runway surface , the airplane veered to the left and rolled off of the runway surface, on to the grass. Efforts by the pilot to stop the airplane failed. The airplane continued to roll and subsequently collided with a taxi-way berm.
Post-accident examination of the airplane revealed that the nose gear was torn from the airframe, propeller blades were bent aft, and there was damage to the engine firewall. Examination of the airplane failed to disclose any mechanical malfunction. The student pilot did not report any mechanical problem with the airplane during the landing.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N98530
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276307
- Engine
- Avco Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Eglin Air Force Base Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Eglin AFB Flying Club
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- CEW · Crestview, FL
- Destination
- MVC · Monroeville, AL
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- MVC · Monroeville Municipal, runway 21, 6,003 × 100 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 30
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Without waivers/limitations
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 20 total · 20 in this make and model · 20 in the last 90 days · 20 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.01 inHg
- Observed at
- KGZH, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
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