ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226200
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| Date: | Friday 5 October 2018 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172K |
| Owner/operator: | JC Air Academy Inc |
| Registration: | N78239 |
| MSN: | 17257540 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1968 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5442 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 ED2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Stockton, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stockton, CA (SCK) |
| Stockton, CA (SCK) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The solo student pilot reported that, during departure and before rotation, the airplane veered left, and he applied opposite rudder, but the airplane impacted a taxiway sign. The nose landing gear separated from the firewall, and the airplane exited the runway to the left and came to rest upright in a field adjacent to the runway.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall structural plate and the lower firewall flange.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jun-2019 16:18 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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