Pilot Debrief

CESSNA 172S near Summit, DE — 2009-11-07

Final reportERA10CA057
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Date
2009-11-07
Location
Summit, DE, USA
Airport
EVY
Aircraft
CESSNA 172S
Registration
N134B
Category
Airplane
Highest injury
None
Fatalities
0

Probable cause

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he was performing a solo touch-and-go landing. After touchdown, he applied full throttle and the airplane began swerving left and right. He aborted the takeoff and attempted to regain directional control before departing off the left side of the runway. The airplane continued traveling in the grass and the nosewheel struck a depression just prior to a paved taxiway, damaging the nose landing gear and firewall.

NTSB coding

Evidence available

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