Newnan Coweta County Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Newnan, Georgia 30263
Thursday, March 30, 2006 12:45 EST

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot stated that he was conducting a full stop landing with 20-degrees of flaps. On the landing roll, the airplane started to veer to the right. The student pilot stated that he lost directional control of the airplane, the airplane went off the right side of the runway, and collided with a runway sign. The student pilot that stated he must have encountered a gust of wind. The surface winds at the time of the accident were 150-degrees at 7 knots, and no gusts were being reported. When the student pilot was asked if he experienced any mechanical problems with the airplane he stated, "No."

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the landing roll out, resulting in the airplane veering off the right side of the runway and colliding with an airport runway sign.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 3/30/2006
Event Day of the Week Thursday
Time of Event 1245
Event Time Zone Eastern Standard Time
Event City Newnan
Event State GEORGIA
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 30263
Event Date Year 2006
Event Date Month 3
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 331841N
Event Location Longitude 0844611W
Event Location Airport Newnan Coweta County Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID KCCO
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles --
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 970
Weather Briefing Completeness --
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1252 Eastern Standard Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 41
Weather Observation Facility ID KATL
Elevation of weather observation facility 1026
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 26
Time Zone of the weather observation EST
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 5000
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) 9
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 22
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 12
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 150
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 7
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 30.25
Density Altitude (feet) --
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) 19938
NTSB Notification Source FAA Communication Center
NTSB Notification Date Mar 30 2006 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time --
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jul 31 2006 10:47AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\JOHB
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office College Park FSDO-11

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N9880V
NTSB Number ATL06CA057
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 172M
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17264543
Certified Max Gross Weight 2300
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class --
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 Mar 1 2006 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 6
Airframe Hours 3666
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Allan B. McClure III
Aircraft Owner Street Address 150 Farr Lake Drive
Aircraft Owner City Tyrone
Aircraft Owner State GA
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 30290
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name Eagle Aviation Academy
Operator Same as Owner? No
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? No
Operator Street Address 115 Airport Road
Operator City Newnan
Operator State GA
Operator Country USA
Operator Zip code 30263
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) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code KCCO
Departure City Newnan
Departure State GA
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1440
Departure Time Zone EST
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code KCCO
Destination City Newnan
Destination State GA
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing - roll
Report sent to ICAO? --
Evacuation occurred --
Date of most recent change to record May 8 2006 10:41AM
User who most recently changed record KENJ
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 14
Runway Length 5500
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --