Cessna 172R N35414

Summary

On 6 January 2010 at about 23:25 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N35414, operated by Pinnacle Aviation Services Inc, was involved in an accident near Ramona, California, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

6 January 2010 at 23:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Ramona, California, United States

Nearest airport

Ramona Airport (RNM)

Coordinates

33.0392, -116.9150

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N35414

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Pinnacle Aviation Services Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Carlsbad → Ramona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR10CA098

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was on his second solo flight and planned to do a touch-and-go landing. He reported that after a normal landing he immediately set the flaps to zero degrees and applied full power. After adding power, the airplane veered left. The pilot reduced power and steered the airplane back to the right. The pilot added power a second time and the airplane veered left, exited the hard surface runway, then encountered rough terrain and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the tail and both wings. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.