# NTSB ERA22LA030: Cessna 172, N6888A, Atlanta, GA, October 21, 2021 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: October 21, 2021, 19:20 local (23:20 UTC) - Place: Atlanta, GA - Coordinates: 33.912043, -84.940619 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9120&lon=-84.9406&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: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation - Parties: FAA/ FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 104164 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA22LA030 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/104164/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104164 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA030 ## Probable cause The pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and a collision with runway approach lighting equipment. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 172, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172, 30 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/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 172, 14 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072402), [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 172, 10 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision during takeoff/land](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490); cases with it: [Cessna 172, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md?model=2072402), [All aircraft, 1,309 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/490/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while on final approach, he entered a forward slip maneuver due to reduce altitude and airspeed, however, the airplane slowed down more than he anticipated, which required additional power. In the landing flare, the right main landing gear contacted the runway first and although he attempted to correct with rudder, directional control was lost, and the airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted the precision approach path indicator approach lighting system. The fuselage, right wing, and elevator sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6888A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6888A-2022-04-07), registration cancelled 2022-04-07, S/N 28988, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 28988 - Year built: 1956 - Airframe hours: 5384 - Engines: Continental O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, May 1, 2021 - Departed: LMS, Louisville, MS - Destination: Same as departure - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: PUJ, Paulding Northwest Atlanta, runway 13/31, 5,505 × 100 ft, concrete - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 27; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review September 24, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 121 total, 60 in this make and model, 85 as pilot in command, 15 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Dusk - Wind: 0° at 0 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.06 inHg - Observed at: PUJ - METAR: KPUJ 212315Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/20 A3006 RMK AO2 ## 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 20211021017219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211021017219A), Oct 21, 2021: Cessna 172, Dallas, GA, Substantial damage. 10-21-2021 At approximately 2321Z, registration: N6888A make :Cessna model: 172 with conventional landing gear, landed puj runway 13. The right main tire made… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on May 13, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=104164. 5.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13145037&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=NTSB%206120.1_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Pilot statement (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 533 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13148204&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Pilot%20Statement%20-%20Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo array (item 3, PDF, 3 pages, 4 photos, 1.5 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=13148618&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-Rel.pdf 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. 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