# NTSB ATL07CA022: Cessna 172N, N172LF, Reidsville, NC, November 25, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 25, 2006, 14:00 local (19:00 UTC) - Place: Reidsville, NC - Coordinates: 36.4369444444444, -79.8583333333333 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4369&lon=-79.8583&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Greensboro FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 65007 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL07CA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65007/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA022 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing roll, which resulted in an on ground collision with trees. ## 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) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - tree(s) ## Analysis The student solo pilot reported he was practicing takeoffs and landings on a dry asphalt runway. On the accident landing, the airplane veered to the right, and the student stated he was unable to correct the veer. The airplane struck trees off the right side of the runway. The student pilot reported there were no pre accident mechanical problems with the airplane. ## Factual narrative On November 25, 2006, at 1400 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N172LF, registered to a private owner and operating as a 14 CFR Part 91 instructional flight, collided with trees during landing at the Rockingham County Shiloh Airport in Reidsville, North Carolina. 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 Smith Reynolds Airport in Winston Salem, North Carolina, on November 25, 2006, at 1200. According to the student pilot, he departed Smith Reynolds Airport to complete his private pilot check ride preparation. He stated, "I was practicing takeoff/landing/pattern at [the Shiloh Airport] and had already made 3-4 landings at KSIF [also known as 78N Rockingham County Shiloh Airport]. After touchdown on the centerline of the runway, the airplane started to veer to the right of the runway. Using left rudder and brakes I tried to maintain control of the [air]plane. The airplane continued to veer off the runway to the right, went through the grass, and came to a standstill [on] the edge of the tree line." Examination of the airplane by an FAA inspector found substantial damage to both wings, the right flap, the wing struts, lower fuselage, propeller, propeller spinner, engine cowl, exhaust stack, air filter, and gear struts. There were no mechanical problems reported by the pilot or discovered during the post-accident examination of the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N172LF](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N172LF), registered now, S/N 17273380, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17273380 - Engines: Lycoming O360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Peter Jamieson - Registered owner: Michael Boone - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 1, 2006, 20 hours before - Departed: INT, Winston Salem, NC - Destination: 78N, Reidsville, NC - Airport: 78N, Rockingham County Shiloh Airpo, runway 31, 5,199 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 28; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 68 total, 63 in this make and model, 20 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 0° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: GSO, 20 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 20061125025519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061125025519A), Nov 25, 2006: Cessna 172N, Reidsville, NC, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot was operating the aircraft in the pattern performing take offs and landing on runway 31. The weather was clear and calm. He had remained in the… From the NTSB's public API. 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