Cessna 172N N2291E

Summary

On 25 August 2002 at about 14:05 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N2291E, operated by Wayne Aviation Inc., was involved in an accident near Tarboro, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

25 August 2002 at 14:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Tarboro, North Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Tarboro-Edgecombe (ETC)

Coordinates

35.9394, -77.5467

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N2291E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Wayne Aviation Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Greensboro → Tarboro

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA02LA158

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the solo student to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll/run which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and impacting trees, incurring substantial damage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student stated that he was performing a short cross-country flight, and during his approach to land he felt that he was a little too high, so he elected to perform a go-around. He said he then made two subsequent approaches to land and performed go-arounds each time because he felt that he was too high, and on his final attempt he was lower, and landed the airplane about 1/3 of the distance down the runway from the approach end. He said that during the landing rollout he then turned the carburetor heat off, but forgot to raise the flaps, and after applying full power to take off, the airplane veered sharply to the left, exiting the runway and subsequently impacted trees incurring damage. Prior to the accident, there had been no mechanical failure or malfunction to the airplane or any of its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.