19981114031779A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Lancaster, CA · November 14, 1998

Date
November 14, 1998 · 10:23 local
Place
Lancaster, CA
Airport
Gen Wm J Fox Airfield Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733AM
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX99LA031
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total15 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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(.19)On November 14, 1998, at 1032 hours pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N733AM, veered off the side of the runway after landing at the general wm. J. fox airfield in Lancaster, California. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. The local flight was conducted under 14 CFR part 91 as an instructional flight and originated at an unspecificed time. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The student pilot reported that after landing on runway 24, the aircraft veered off the side of the runway. The airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airport weather observation was reporting calm wind conditions at the time of the accident.(.4) the student pilot lost control and veered off the runway to the left during the takeoff roll. He attempted to abort the takeoff by reducing power and applying brakes, but the aircraft continued off the runway into the scrub brush. The nose gear impacted a berm and the aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The airport weather observation was reporting calm wind conditions at the time of the accident. The flight instructor who flew the aircraft right before the accident reported that he had not noted any discrepancies with the aircraft, nor were any found during the subsequent postaccident examination. The accident flight was the student pilot's second supervised solo flight. (-23) student pilot lost control of aircraft on touch-and-go takeoff roll. Aircraft did not become airborne. Aircraft departed runway, struck a dirt berm, came to rest inverted.

As the FAA filed it

(.19)ON NOVEMBER 14, 1998, AT 1032 HOURS PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N733AM, VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AFTER LANDING AT THE GENERAL WM. J. FOX AIRFIELD IN LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91 AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AND ORIGINATED AT AN UNSPECIFICED TIME. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER LANDING ON RUNWAY 24, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS REPORTING CALM WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.(.4) THE STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL AND VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BY REDUCING POWER AND APPLYING BRAKES, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE SCRUB BRUSH. THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A BERM AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE AIRPORT WEATHER OBSERVATION WAS REPORTING CALM WIND CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WHO FLEW THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT BEFORE THE ACCIDENT REPORTED THAT HE HAD NOT NOTED ANY DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT, NOR WERE ANY FOUND DURING THE SUBSEQUENT POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION. THE ACCIDENT FLIGHT WAS THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SUPERVISED SOLO FLIGHT. (-23) STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT DID NOT BECOME AIRBORNE. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY, STRUCK A DIRT BERM, CAME TO REST INVERTED.

NTSB investigation

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