Cessna 172S N2468Z

Summary

On 13 April 2011 at about 22:55 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N2468Z, operated by Bay Air Flying Service, was involved in an accident near Saint Petersburg, Florida, 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

13 April 2011 at 22:55

Classification

Accident

Location

Saint Petersburg, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Albert Whitted Airport (SPG)

Coordinates

27.7650, -82.6269

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N2468Z

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Bay Air Flying Service

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Saint Petersburg → Saint Petersburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ERA11CA244

Nobody was injured.

The failure of the student pilot 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 stated that after takeoff during his second supervised solo flight, he remained in the traffic pattern and landed uneventfully. During the landing roll he elected to perform a touch-and-go landing and applied power for takeoff. Immediately after adding power, the airplane turned left. He applied right rudder to correct the left turn but then decided to perform a full stop landing. He applied the brakes in an effort to keep the airplane on the runway, and reduced power before the airplane departed the runway, and went into water while traveling about 30 knots. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. The student's certified flight instructor stated that after veering to the left, the airplane exited the runway, crossed a perpendicular runway, and then impacted a ditch at which time he heard power applied. He then observed the airplane travel into the water and ran to the airplane to assist his student. Postaccident inspection of the flight controls revealed no evidence of preimpact failure or malfunction. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and fuselage.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.