20030111006979A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Mt Pleasant, SC · January 11, 2003

Date: January 11, 2003 · 10:20 local
Place: Mt Pleasant, SC
Airport: East Cooper Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5199H
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL03LA034
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 21 total21 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5199HRegistration cancelled Mar 15, 2019 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9094 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot on first solo flight lost control of aircraft on takeoff roll. Aircraft departed runway 35 and continued for approximately 100 feet before nose gear sunk in soft ground causing the aircraft to rollover. Aircraft came to rest with major damage to the propeller, left wing and strut, rudder, vertical fin, and nose wheel cover. There was no fire or injury.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO FLIGHT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 35 AND CONTINUED FOR APPROXIMATELY 100 FEET BEFORE NOSE GEAR SUNK IN SOFT GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLLOVER. AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST WITH MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, LEFT WING AND STRUT, RUDDER, VERTICAL FIN, AND NOSE WHEEL COVER. THERE WAS NO FIRE OR INJURY.

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 ATL03LA034Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMt. Pleasant, SCThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a loss of control and collision with terrain.Jan 11, 2003 · Substantial damage