# NTSB ERA10CA078: Cessna 172, N35638, Panancea, FL, November 22, 2009 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 22, 2009, 13:40 local (18:40 UTC) - Place: Panancea, FL - Coordinates: 29.986944, -84.390556 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.9869&lon=-84.3906&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 6, 2010 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 75098 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA078 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/75098/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75098 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA078 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing rollout. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172I, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072426), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot said that the airplane "became uncontrollable" during the landing rollout. The airplane subsequently exited the left side of the runway, struck a tree, and came to rest in a ditch. The pilot further stated that the runway was "watery and soft." Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The nearest weather reporting facility, located approximately 25 nautical miles north of the accident location, reported winds from 140 degrees at 10 knots about the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative The airplane was landing on runway 36, a 2,590-foot-long; 70-foot-wide, turf runway. The pilot stated that the airplane "became uncontrollable" during the landing roll out. The airplane subsequently "drifted" off the left side of the runway, struck a tree, and came to rest in a ditch. The pilot further stated that the runway was "watery and soft." Examination of the wreckage by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any mechanical failures or malfunctions. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The nearest weather reporting facility, located approximately 25 nautical miles north of the accident location, reported winds from 140 degrees at 10 knots, about the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N35638](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35638), registered now, S/N 17256879, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (I) - Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17256879 - Airframe hours: 3800 - Engines: LYCOMING O320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Michael A. Morgan - Registered owner: Michael A. Morgan - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, November 12, 2009 - Departed: 2J0, Panancea, FL - Destination: 2J0, Panancea, FL - Airport: 2J0, Wakulla County Airport, runway 36, 2,590 × 70 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 71; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 12, 2009; seat: left; flight hours: 690 total, 578 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 66 °F - Altimeter: 29.87 inHg - Observed at: TLH, 25 nm away ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on February 9, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=75098. 697 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 602 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323005&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Memorandum for Record - FAA (item 2, .PDF, 37 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40323010&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20for%20Record%20-%20FAA-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 11 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322893&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF - FAA Airport/Facility Directory (Excerpt) (item 4, .PDF, 46 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40322978&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=FAA%20Airport%2FFacility%20Directory%20(Excerpt)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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