# NTSB ERA10CA282: Cessna 172S, N53039, Jekyll Island, GA, May 16, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: May 16, 2010, 11:00 local (15:00 UTC) - Place: Jekyll Island, GA - Coordinates: 31.074443, -81.42778 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.0744&lon=-81.4278&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: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report April 12, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 76130 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA10CA282 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76130/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76130 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA282 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of airplane control while landing with a crosswind. ## 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 172S, 206 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Incorrect use/operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 26 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/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 172S, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090); cases with it: [Cessna 172S, 77 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md?model=2072439), [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis After landing with a 5-knot crosswind, the pilot noticed a shimmy in the nosewheel and pulled back on the yoke in an effort to raise the nose and offload the strut. Consequently, the airplane became airborne and bounced twice down the runway. The nose gear strut collapsed on the second impact, resulting in a prop strike and substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that he did not correct for the crosswind during the approach. He reported no preimpact mechanical abnormalities with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot was landing on runway 36, a 3,715-foot long, 75-foot wide, asphalt runway. After touchdown the pilot noticed a nosewheel shimmy and "instinctively pulled back on the yoke to raise the nose to offload the strut." This caused the airplane to become airborne and bounce twice down the runway. The nose gear strut collapsed on the second impact, causing a prop strike and substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot stated that he had used "no real wind correction" for the approach, and did not report any mechanical abnormalities with the airplane. The recorded weather at an airport located 5 miles north of the accident site, about the time of the accident, reported winds from 220 degrees at 5 knots, with unrestricted visibility. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N53039](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53039), registered now, S/N 172S9259 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9259 - Airframe hours: 6000 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Savannah Aviation Inc - Registered owner: Savannah Aviation Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, May 12, 2010 - Departed: SAV, Savannah, GA - Destination: 09J, Jekyll Island, GA - Airport: 09J, Jekyll Island Airport, runway 36, 3,715 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 49; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review March 5, 2010; seat: left; flight hours: 142 total, 47 in this make and model, 78 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 220° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 30.11 inHg - Observed at: SSI, 5 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 20100516038029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100516038029A), May 16, 2010: Cessna 172S, Jekyll Island, GA, Substantial damage. At landing,during the initial rollout there was enough nose wheel shimmy the pilot pulled back on the yoke in order to raise the nose causing the liftoff /… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on November 17, 2010, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76130. 874 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 765 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331235&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Interview Summary (item 2, .PDF, 30 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40331216&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Interview%20Summary-Master.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 3, .PDF, 79 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40330995&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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