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FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Lyndonville, VT · February 9, 2000

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Date
February 9, 2000 · 15:30 local
Place
Lyndonville, VT
Airport
Caledonia County
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8328B
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD00LA019
Reported as
Cessna 172
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A1A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
18 total18 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days
N8328BRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 36128 · Built 1957Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Student pilot making his first solo landing on runway 20 lost control of a/c on touchdown and went to the left side of runway. A/c subsequently rolled into a drainage ditch causing substantial damage to left wing. (.4)the student pilot completed a 1-hour training flight with his instructor, and then departed on his first solo flight. The student pilot stated that he caused the airplane to veer 20 degrees to the left and depart the runway during the landing. The airplane struck a snowbank and continued into a ditch that ran parallel to the runway. The nose wheel settled into the ditch, and the airplane nosed over and came to rest inverted. The student pilot reported 18 hours of flight experience, and that there were no mechanical deficiencies with the airplane. During the autumn months prior to the accident, the state's agency of transportation identified the airport for a re-grading project to eliminate the ditch. The project, completed 7 months after the accident, eliminated the ditch hazard.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MAKING HIS FIRST SOLO LANDING ON RUNWAY 20 LOST CONTROL OF A/C ON TOUCHDOWN AND WENT TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY. A/C SUBSEQUENTLY ROLLED INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO LEFT WING. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT COMPLETED A 1-HOUR TRAINING FLIGHT WITH HIS INSTRUCTOR, AND THEN DEPARTED ON HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE CAUSED THE AIRPLANE TO VEER 20 DEGREES TO THE LEFT AND DEPART THE RUNWAY DURING THE LANDING. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SNOWBANK AND CONTINUED INTO A DITCH THAT RAN PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL SETTLED INTO THE DITCH, AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED 18 HOURS OF FLIGHT EXPERIENCE, AND THAT THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE. DURING THE AUTUMN MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, THE STATE'S AGENCY OF TRANSPORTATION IDENTIFIED THE AIRPORT FOR A RE-GRADING PROJECT TO ELIMINATE THE DITCH. THE PROJECT, COMPLETED 7 MONTHS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, ELIMINATED THE DITCH HAZARD.

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 IAD00LA019Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLyndonville, VTthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing. A factor in the accident was the ditch that ran parallel to the runway.Feb 9, 2000 · Substantial damage