- Date
- May 8, 1993, 16:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Falmouth, KY
- Injuries
- 2 serious, 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1329ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930508012639A
- Case key
- 11935
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in an inadvertent swerve, and his delayed remedial action.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The airplane touched down about 2,500 feet past the approach end of the 4,000 foot runway. During touchdown of the nose gear, the airplane pulled left and veered off the runway. The pilot got the airplane back on the runway at about 3,700 feet past the approach end. He stated he added power and attempted to takeoff, but ran out of runway and did not gain altitude. The airplane rolled off the end of the runway, hit trees and went into a ravine about 500 feet past the end of the runway. The pilot stated there were no airframe or engine anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1329E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 172-70959
- Airframe hours
- 4,003
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2ADT, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Co-Op Aircraft Service Inc.
- Registered owner
- Co-Op Aircraft Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 20, 1993
- Departed
- I77 · Blue Ash, OH
- Airport
- KY62 · Falmouth-Gene Snyder, runway 21, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 53
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 187 total · 100 in this make and model · 187 as pilot in command · 3 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 140° at 6 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CVG, 30 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.