Cartersville Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Cartersville, Georgia 30120
Friday, December 6, 2002 14:30 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

While attempting a full stop landing, the student pilot flared left of the runway centerline, touched down on the runway and rolled approximately 50 yards into a ravine. The student pilot did not report a mechanical problem with the airplane prior to impact.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, during the landing roll resulted in the on ground collision with a ravine.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 12/6/2002
Event Day of the Week Friday
Time of Event 1430
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Cartersville
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30120
Event Date Year 2002
Event Date Month 12
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? Yes
Event Location Latitude 340730N
Event Location Longitude 0845055W
Event Location Airport CARTERSVILLE
Event Location Nearest Airport ID VPC
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport 0
Airport Elevation 759
Weather Briefing Completeness Partial - limited by pilot
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1455 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 150
Weather Observation Facility ID KMGE
Elevation of weather observation facility 1068
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 20
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 2900
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 7
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 4
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 4
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 320
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 9
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 14
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.27
Density Altitude (feet) -702
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 14402
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date Dec 7 2002 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1130
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Nov 25 2003 11:36AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Atlanta FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N5891E
NTSB Number ATL03LA024
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172N
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17271953
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Sep 6 2002 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection --
Airframe Hours 5456
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Micheal Oneal
Aircraft Owner Street Address Suite 210 3187 corsair Dr.
Aircraft Owner City Chamblee
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30341
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Edward W. Fogarty
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 2166 Freydale Road
Operator City Marietta
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 30067
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code RYY
Departure City MARIETTA
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1400
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt --
Destination Airport Code VPC
Destination City CARTERSVILLE
Destination State GA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Sep 3 2003 11:10AM
User who most recently changed record POWP
Since inspection or accident Last Inspection
Event Location Runway Number and Location 19
Runway Length 5760
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --