Cessna 172R N35307
5 March 2003 · St. Paul, Minnesota, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 March 2003 at about 21:28 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N35307 was involved in an accident near St. Paul, Minnesota, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 21:28
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Nearest airport
- South St. Paul Municipal Airpo (SGS)
- Coordinates
- 45.8572, -93.0328
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172R
- Registration
- N35307
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- St. Paul → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA079
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The loss of directional control by the solo student pilot. A factor to the accident was the excessive speed during landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane was damaged when it departed the runway and nosed over during a student solo flight. A report submitted by the airplane operator and signed by the pilot states that, on landing, the student pilot lost directional control and departed the right side of the runway. The report further states that the "airplane may have been fast on approach, and subsequently landed flat and fast." No preexisting mechanical defects were found during a postaccident examination of the airplane. The student pilot had a total of 37.5 hours of flight experience.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Cessna 172 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Dec 2003 | Cessna 172RG | Key West, Florida, United States | Avion Jet Center, LLC | No injuries | - |
| 16 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172N | Foley, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 12 Jul 2003 | Cessna 172S | Chandler, Arizona, United States | Angel Air | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cessna 172 | Chesapeake, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Mar 2003 | Cessna 172S | Monroe, Georgia, United States | Elite Flight Center | Fatal | 2 |
| 22 Aug 2003 | Cessna 172S | Lake Elmo, Minnesota, United States | Wings, Inc. | Fatal | 3 |
All 12,209 records for this type
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 Apr 2003 | Smith RANS S-7 | Baudette, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 2003 | Aero Commander 500-B | Mankato, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Jan 2003 | Cirrus SR-22 | Hill City, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Nov 2003 | Saab-Scania SAAB 340B | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States | Mesaba Airlines Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 22 Mar 2003 | Champion 7ECA | Raymond, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 2003 | Cessna 172N | Anoka, Minnesota, United States | - | No injuries | - |