# NTSB ATL06CA057: Cessna 172M, N9880V, Newnan, GA, March 30, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: March 30, 2006, 12:45 local (17:45 UTC) - Place: Newnan, GA - Coordinates: 33.311389, -84.769721 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.3114&lon=-84.7697&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: College Park FSDO-11 - NTSB case key (mKey): 63424 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL06CA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/63424/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA057 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out, resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway and colliding with an airport runway sign. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - gusts - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - sign ## Analysis The student pilot stated that he was conducting a full stop landing with 20-degrees of flaps. On the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane, the airplane went off the right side of the runway, and collided with a runway sign. The student pilot that stated he must have encountered a gust of wind. The surface winds at the time of the accident were 150-degrees at 7 knots, and no gusts were being reported. When the student pilot was asked if he experienced any mechanical problems with the airplane he stated, "No." ## Factual narrative On March 30, 2006, at 1245 eastern standard time, A Cessna 172M, N9880V, registered to a private owner, operated by Eagle Aviation Academy, as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, experienced a loss of directional control on landing roll out on runway 14 at Newnan Coweta County Airport, Newnan, Georgia. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The airplane received substantial damage. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from Newnan, Georgia, on March 30, 2006, at 1240. The student pilot stated he departed from runway 14 and remained in left closed traffic for a full stop landing. He landed the airplane with 20-degrees of flaps. On landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot stated he lost directional control of the airplane, the airplane went off the right side of the runway and collided with a runway sign. The student pilot stated he must have encountered a gust of wind. The surface winds at the time of the accident was 150-degrees at 7 knots, and no gusts were being reported. When the student pilot was asked if he experienced any mechanical problems with the airplane he stated no. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9880V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9880V-2018-03-13), registration cancelled 2018-03-13, S/N 17264543, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17264543 - Airframe hours: 3666 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Eagle Aviation Academy - Registered owner: Allan B. McClure III - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2006, 6 hours before - Departed: KCCO, Newnan, GA - Destination: KCCO, Newnan, GA - Airport: KCCO, Newnan Coweta County Airport, runway 14, 5,500 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 67; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 68 total, 67 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 14 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 150° at 7 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.25 inHg - Observed at: KATL, 26 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20060330006119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060330006119A), Mar 30, 2006: Cessna 172M, Newnan, GA, Minor damage. (-23) Investigative data supports that the student pilot inappropriately dealt with a crosswind from the right side of the aircraft causing the aircraft to… ## Other investigations on N9880V (2) 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 MIA99LA207](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA99LA207), Jul 30, 1999: Cessna 172M (N9880V), Pierson, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's (pilot in command) failure to achieve the proper touch down point, his improper decision to continue the touch and go, and failure to abort the takeoff in sufficient time,… - [NTSB DEN85LA224](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA224), Aug 19, 1985: Cessna 172 M (N9880V), Aurora, CO, substantial damage 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.