Cessna 172S N172FU

Summary

On 2 November 2012 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N172FU, operated by Flight Training Aircraft Inc., was involved in an accident near McKinney, Texas, 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

2 November 2012 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

McKinney, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Collin County Regional (TKI)

Coordinates

33.1769, -96.5889

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N172FU

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Flight Training Aircraft Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

McKinney → McKinney

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN13CA040

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during 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 conducting a solo flight in the airport traffic pattern at the time of the accident. He stated that the airplane made a "soft landing on [the] main wheels." However, once the nose landing gear touched down, the airplane "darted" to the left. His attempts to maintain control were unsuccessful, and the airplane departed the runway pavement. A postaccident examination did not reveal any anomalies related to the nosewheel steering or main wheel brakes. The recorded wind was calm about the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.