Cessna 172N N1946F

Summary

On 15 January 2011 at about 14:30 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N1946F, operated by Redi Air, was involved in an accident near Lebanon, Tennessee, 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

15 January 2011 at 14:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Lebanon, Tennessee, United States

Nearest airport

Lebanon Municipal Airport (M54)

Coordinates

36.1903, -86.3156

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N1946F

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Redi Air

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lebanon → Lebanon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA115

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot´s failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion.

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

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The student pilot stated that the airplane’s left main tire felt flat during his third solo landing. After landing he taxied back to the fixed base operator (FBO) to have the tire checked. The FBO representative found no discrepancies and the pilot taxied back to the runway to continue the flight. During takeoff, as the airplane reached about 30 knots, the airplane began to bobble on the left side. In response the pilot retarded the engine power to idle and applied the brakes. The airplane continued toward the left off the runway, and came to a stop in a ditch, incurring substantial damage to the firewall. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who responded to the accident stated that the left wheel assembly did not reveal discrepancies that would have prevented normal operation of the assembly.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.