# Accident 19980718023969A: Cessna 172P, Seattle, WA, July 18, 1998

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 1998, 20:30 local time
- Place: Seattle, WA
- Airport: Boeing Field-King County International
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.5409° N, 122.3092° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5409&lon=-122.3092&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53630, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53630) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 26 total, 26 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA144) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980718023969A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRST SOLO LOST CONTROL LANDING IN CROSSWIND. EXITED RUNWAY. STRUCK RUNWAY SIGNS. ADDED POWER THEN ABORTED. (.4)THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT DURING THE STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT.  THE PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TOUCHDOWN, THE AIRPLANE APPEARED LEFT OF CENTERLINE SO HE APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER.  THE AIRPLANE WAS OBSERVED TO TOUCH DOWN RIGHT WHEEL FIRST, LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE.  THE PILOT REPORTED HE THEN NEUTRALIZED THE RUDDER, BUT THAT THE AIRPLANE WAS GOING TOWARD THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AT THAT TIME.  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, WHERE IT STRUCK AIRPORT SIGNS.  THE STUDENT PILOT HAD 25.3 HOURS TOTAL TIME.  THE STUDENT PILOT'S FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO MECHANICAL FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS INVOLVED.                  (-23)STUDENT PILOT WAS ON HIS FIRST SOLO AND SECOND TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT BOEING FIELD ONTO RUNWAY 13L.  HE HAD MADE 4 SUCCESSFUL DUAL LANDINGS JUST PRIOR TO BEING AUTHORIZED TO SOLO.  THE INSTRUCTOR STATED DURING A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THAT THE STUDENT STATED THAT HE HAD LANDED A LITTLE LONG (ABOUT 1/3 OF THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY) AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS LEFT OF THE CE                                          NTERLINE. HE THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, OVER CORRECTED AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT.  THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS AT ABOUT THE A-3 TAXIWAY BETWEEN THE TWO RUNWAYS.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO TRAVEL TO ABOUT THE A-4 TAXIWAY STRIKING AND SHEARING OFF A COMBINATION OF ILS/HOLD SHORT AND RUNWAY SIGNS.  THE AIRCRAFT COME TO REST 90 DEGREES FROM THE RUNWAY HEADING IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 250 FEET AFTER DEPARTING THE RUNWAY.  THE TOWER STATED THAT THE WIND WAS FROM 230 DEGREES AT 7 KNOTS.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA98LA144](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA98LA144), Jul 19, 1998: Cessna 172P (N53630), Seattle, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft. Related factors were the student pilot's lack of total experience, and airport signs in the accident area.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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