Cessna 172 N35502
17 February 2016 · Newport News, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 February 2016 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N35502, operated by Liberty University School of Aeronautics, was involved in an accident near Newport News, Virginia, 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 15:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Newport News, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Newport News/Williamsburg Intl (PHF)
- Coordinates
- 37.1319, -76.4931
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N35502
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2001
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Liberty University School of Aeronautics
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Newport News → Newport News
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA16CA134
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll, resulting in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
According to the student pilot, he was performing his third stop and go landing, during his first solo flight. He reported that during the landing flare he heard the stall warning horn, and he bounced the landing while traveling at a ground speed of approximately 45 knots. The student pilot remarked that he was not able to control the airplanes lateral direction during the landing roll and the airplane exited the right side of the runway subsequently impacting a drainage culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to right wing and the fire wall. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies with the airplane prior to, or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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