# NTSB NYC05CA107: Cessna 172L, N19681, Tangier, VA, June 26, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: June 26, 2005, 17:15 local (21:15 UTC)
- Place: Tangier, VA
- Coordinates: 37.825, -75.997779
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.8250&lon=-75.9978&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 27, 2005
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 61823
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC05CA107
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/61823/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05CA107

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment

## Analysis

During landing on runway 2, the airplane struck a "bump" in the runway, and then bounced to approximately 10 feet.  The pilot then added power and flared for landing.  During the second touchdown, the airplane bounced again, and then encountered a wind gust, which blew the airplane to the left side of the runway.  The airplane's left landing gear came in contact with the grass off the left side of the runway, the pilot "lost control," and the airplane impacted a mound of dirt.

## Factual narrative

On June 26, 2005, at 1715 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172L, N19681, was substantially damaged while landing at the Tangier Island Airport (TGI), Tangier, Virginia.  The certificated private pilot and two passengers were not injured.  Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for the flight which originated at the Sussex County Airport (GED), Georgetown, Delaware.  The personal flight was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.

According to the pilot, during landing on runway 2, the airplane struck a "bump" in the runway, and then bounced to approximately 10 feet.  The pilot then added power and flared for landing.  During the second touchdown, the airplane bounced again, and then encountered a wind gust, which blew the airplane to the left side of the runway.  The airplane's left landing gear came in contact with the grass off the left side of the runway, the pilot "lost control," and the airplane impacted a mound of dirt.

The winds reported at an airport 32 miles to the north were from 150 degrees at 6 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N19681](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N19681), registered now, S/N 17260664 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172L
- Registry model: [Cessna 172L](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (registry code 2072432) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17260664
- Airframe hours: 2887
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Jed James
- Registered owner: Ronald Yoder
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 1, 2005, 14 hours before
- Departed: GED, Georgetown, DE
- Destination: TGI, Tangier Island, VA
- Airport: TGI, Tangier Island Airport, runway 2, 2,950 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review February 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 100 total, 14 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 150° at 6 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter: 30.12 inHg
- Observed at: NHK, 32 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 20050626018739A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050626018739A), Jun 26, 2005: Cessna 172L, Tangier, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot attempted landing at tgi. The aircraft bounced after landing and became airborne again. The pilot allowed a 5-knot crosswind to push the aircraft…

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. Compare the reported make and model.

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