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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Olive Branch, MS · July 6, 1998

Date: July 6, 1998 · 07:55 local
Place: Olive Branch, MS
Airport: Olive Branch Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N739ZA
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL98LA094
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 31 total31 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

N739ZARegistration cancelled May 7, 2013 · Cessna 172NS/N 17270926 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 6, 1998, about 0755 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N739ZA, veered off the left side of the runway, hit a ditch and impacted small trees, while taking off from Olive Branch Airport in Olive Branch Mississippi. According to the pilot, on the eighth departure from runway 18, the plane began to drift to the left, the pilot applied right rudder to correct but the airplane continued to drift to the left. According to the FAA, the student pilot was conducting his second supervised solo flight, when he depardted the left side of runway 18 on takeoff, and substantially damaged the airplane after impacted a ditch and small trees. (-23) student pilot on 2nd supervised solo, lost control during take off portion of touch and go procedure. Aircraft left runway 18 on east side hit ditch and small trees and bushes. Substantial damage - no injury.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 6, 1998, ABOUT 0755 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N739ZA, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, HIT A DITCH AND IMPACTED SMALL TREES, WHILE TAKING OFF FROM OLIVE BRANCH AIRPORT IN OLIVE BRANCH MISSISSIPPI. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, ON THE EIGHTH DEPARTURE FROM RUNWAY 18, THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT, THE PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. ACCORDING TO THE FAA, THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT, WHEN HE DEPARDTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 18 ON TAKEOFF, AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRPLANE AFTER IMPACTED A DITCH AND SMALL TREES. (-23) STUDENT PILOT ON 2ND SUPERVISED SOLO, LOST CONTROL DURING TAKE OFF PORTION OF TOUCH AND GO PROCEDURE. AIRCRAFT LEFT RUNWAY 18 ON EAST SIDE HIT DITCH AND SMALL TREES AND BUSHES. SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE - NO INJURY.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ATL98LA094Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOlive Branch, MSthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.Jul 6, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N739ZA · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Accident 19961124036329ATouch And Go Landing · Olive Branch, MSBallooned landing then landed hard causing damage. Improper or no recovery action. (-23) while practicing solo landings on his fourth landing the aircraft touched down and bounced, during the subsequent touch down a gust of wind occurred resulting in the…Nov 24, 1996 · Substantial damage