19990221001709A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Pelion, SC · February 21, 1999

Date: February 21, 1999 · 16:25 local
Place: Pelion, SC
Airport: Corporate Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N65770
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA99LA090
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320D2J
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 9 total9 in this make and model6 in the last 90 days

N65770Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17275874 · Built 1982 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot attempted to make a go-around and lost directional control of the acft. Other circumstances are unknown. (.4) the student pilot's second solo touch-and go-landing resulted in a bounced landing and violent nose wheel shimmy. He pulled slight back pressure to unload his nose wheel and lost directional control off the left side of the runway. The airplane collided with an intersecting taxiway, and collapsed the nose landing gear. Subsequent FAA examination revealed no discrepancies in the landing gear, braking, or steering systems. (-23)on 2-21-99 at 1625 hrs, pilot lost directional control of his aircraft while attempting to takeoff from rwy 35 at corprate airport 6JO, in Pelion, SC. The aircraft left the rwy leaving 250 ft of skid marks and came to rest north of taxiway c, next to the west side of the rwy. The pilot was a student on his first solo flight. The aircraft suffered substantial damage. There were no passengers and no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A GO-AROUND AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT. OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4) THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SOLO TOUCH-AND GO-LANDING RESULTED IN A BOUNCED LANDING AND VIOLENT NOSE WHEEL SHIMMY. HE PULLED SLIGHT BACK PRESSURE TO UNLOAD HIS NOSE WHEEL AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE COLLIDED WITH AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY, AND COLLAPSED THE NOSE LANDING GEAR. SUBSEQUENT FAA EXAMINATION REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES IN THE LANDING GEAR, BRAKING, OR STEERING SYSTEMS. (-23)ON 2-21-99 AT 1625 HRS, PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF FROM RWY 35 AT CORPRATE AIRPORT 6JO, IN PELION, SC. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RWY LEAVING 250 FT OF SKID MARKS AND CAME TO REST NORTH OF TAXIWAY C, NEXT TO THE WEST SIDE OF THE RWY. THE PILOT WAS A STUDENT ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS AND NO INJURIES.

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 MIA99LA090Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPelion, SCThe pilot's loss of directional control during landing roll as a result of improper recovery from a bounced landing and the subsequent excursion from the runway, collision with the adjacent terrain, and collapse of the nose landing gear.Feb 21, 1999 · Substantial damage