What happened
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(.19) On February 20, 2003, at 1715 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172S, N3550X, collided with a hangar while attempting to do a touch-and-go takeoff from runway 22 at the Scottsdale airport (sdl), Scottsdale, Arizona. Arizona flight works operated the rental airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91. The airplane sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, received serious injuries. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local area instructional flight, and no flight plan had been filed. The flight departed sdl, and was scheduled to terminate at sdl. According to a federal aviation administration (FAA) inspector, the student pilot stated that he was doing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings. On the accident touch-and-go takeoff he advanced the throttle to full power. The student pilot stated that on the takeoff roll he "lost control," retarded the throttle, and attempted to stop the airplane. He stated that he was unable to stop the airplane because it kept accelerating even though he had reduced the power. The student pilot indicated that he chose to run into the hangar instead of parked airplanes. The FAA inspector interviewed the certified flight instructor (CFI) who stated that the student had about 40 hours of total flight time, and it was the student's third solo flight. The CFI further reported that the day of the accident he had flown the accident airplane with no mechanical anomalies encountered. (-23) while executing a touch and go on runway 21 at Scottsdale airport, the pilot lost control, exited the runway to the east, accelerated and struck a hangar. The pilot sustained broken bones and lacerations, while the aircraft was substantially damaged. The hangar sustained minor damage.
As the FAA filed it
(.19) ON FEBRUARY 20, 2003, AT 1715 MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N3550X, COLLIDED WITH A HANGAR WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 22 AT THE SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT (SDL), SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA. ARIZONA FLIGHT WORKS OPERATED THE RENTAL AIRPLANE UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED SERIOUS INJURIES. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED FOR THE LOCAL AREA INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED SDL, AND WAS SCHEDULED TO TERMINATE AT SDL. ACCORDING TO A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION (FAA) INSPECTOR, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DOING TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS. ON THE ACCIDENT TOUCH-AND-GO TAKEOFF HE ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO FULL POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL HE "LOST CONTROL," RETARDED THE THROTTLE, AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE AIRPLANE. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE BECAUSE IT KEPT ACCELERATING EVEN THOUGH HE HAD REDUCED THE POWER. THE STUDENT PILOT INDICATED THAT HE CHOSE TO RUN INTO THE HANGAR INSTEAD OF PARKED AIRPLANES. THE FAA INSPECTOR INTERVIEWED THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WHO STATED THAT THE STUDENT HAD ABOUT 40 HOURS OF TOTAL FLIGHT TIME, AND IT WAS THE STUDENT'S THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. THE CFI FURTHER REPORTED THAT THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT HE HAD FLOWN THE ACCIDENT AIRPLANE WITH NO MECHANICAL ANOMALIES ENCOUNTERED. (-23) WHILE EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 21 AT SCOTTSDALE AIRPORT, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL, EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE EAST, ACCELERATED AND STRUCK A HANGAR. THE PILOT SUSTAINED BROKEN BONES AND LACERATIONS, WHILE THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE HANGAR SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE.
NTSB investigation
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