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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Mc Kinney, TX · April 21, 1997

Date
April 21, 1997 · 13:21 local
Place
Mc Kinney, TX
Airport
Mc Kinney Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N54153
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW97LA163
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Aircraft exited runway and ran into ditch and flipped over. (-23) during first supervised solo, the student pilot failed to maintain directional control, veered off runway into a drainage ditch. He will receive additional instruction.

As the FAA filed it

AIRCRAFT EXITED RUNWAY AND RAN INTO DITCH AND FLIPPED OVER. (-23) DURING FIRST SUPERVISED SOLO, THE STUDENT PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL, VEERED OFF RUNWAY INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. HE WILL RECEIVE ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.