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FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Novato, CA · September 11, 2000

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Date
September 11, 2000 · 12:45 local
Place
Novato, CA
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N84828
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX00LA335
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
N84828Registration cancelled Feb 11, 2003 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258632 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Mr. Gething was on a solo flight practicing touch and go and full stop landings. He was making his final full stop landing on runway 31. The flaps were at either 30 or 40 degrees. After landing, at midfield, N84828 started turning and drifting left. N84828 departed runway 31 shortly past midfield, traveled across the grass, across the parallel taxiway, and across a drainage ditch. The FAR side of the ditch has a raised levee along its bank. After crossing the ditch, N84828 struck the levee with its propellor, nose and nose gear. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. Tire marks starting at midfield shows the right main and nosewheel leaving a track. The left main shows ground contact between the runway and parallel taxiway. From that point on there is no curvature to the tire tracks. They continue straight to the ditch. Mr. Gething stated that as N84828 approached the parallel taxiway, he attemted a takeoff by applying full power. He then felt the plane hit something. The next thing he knew, he was hanging from his seatbelt.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. GETHING WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. HE WAS MAKING HIS FINAL FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 31. THE FLAPS WERE AT EITHER 30 OR 40 DEGREES. AFTER LANDING, AT MIDFIELD, N84828 STARTED TURNING AND DRIFTING LEFT. N84828 DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 SHORTLY PAST MIDFIELD, TRAVELED ACROSS THE GRASS, ACROSS THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH HAS A RAISED LEVEE ALONG ITS BANK. AFTER CROSSING THE DITCH, N84828 STRUCK THE LEVEE WITH ITS PROPELLOR, NOSE AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. TIRE MARKS STARTING AT MIDFIELD SHOWS THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSEWHEEL LEAVING A TRACK. THE LEFT MAIN SHOWS GROUND CONTACT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. FROM THAT POINT ON THERE IS NO CURVATURE TO THE TIRE TRACKS. THEY CONTINUE STRAIGHT TO THE DITCH. MR. GETHING STATED THAT AS N84828 APPROACHED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, HE ATTEMTED A TAKEOFF BY APPLYING FULL POWER. HE THEN FELT THE PLANE HIT SOMETHING. THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS HANGING FROM HIS SEATBELT.

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 LAX00LA335Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportNovato, CAFailure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout resulting in a collision with a berm.Sep 11, 2000 · Substantial damage