ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140485
Last updated: 9 February 2021
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| Date: | 12-NOV-2011 |
| Time: | 08:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172s |
| Owner/operator: | Westwind Aviation Inc |
| Registration: | N24350 |
| C/n / msn: | 172S10144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Phoenix, AZ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Phoenix, AZ (DVT) |
| Phoenix, AZ (DVT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
The student pilot reported that during a touch-and-go practice landing and takeoff, he landed the airplane and applied power to take off. As the airplane accelerated, it began to veer to the left. Despite the student pilot's control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the left, exited the runway surface, struck a ditch, and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate directional control during takeoff.
Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=20111115X14851&key=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Dec-2011 10:16 | Geno | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:26 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 17:24 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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