Cessna 172S N5199H

Summary

On 11 January 2003 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N5199H, operated by Coastal Aviation, was involved in an accident near Mt. Pleasant, South 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

11 January 2003 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

East Cooper (8S5)

Coordinates

32.8978, -79.7828

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N5199H

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Coastal Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mt. Pleasant → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL03LA034

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot attempted to takeoff for his first solo flight. As power was applied for the takeoff roll, the student pilot maintained alignment with the runway centerline. A few seconds later, the airplane moved slightly left of the centerline. The student pilot made corrections to align the airplane back onto the centerline. The airplane then rolled to the right of the centerline. The student pilot then attempted for the second time to correct the airplane by going to the left. The airplane oscillated from left to right and back, and then headed sharply 30 degrees to the left. The airplane then departed runway 35 where the nose wheel sank in soft ground and the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.