# Accident 20030515009159A: Cessna 172S, Camarillo, CA, May 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2003, 15:51 local time
- Place: Camarillo, CA
- Airport: Camarillo Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.2139° N, 119.0944° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.2139&lon=-119.0944&mi=10
- Aircraft: N585TM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N585TM-2004-10-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 120 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030515009159A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF. CFI FAILED TO APPLY ADEQUATE CONTROL INPUTS TO PREVENT RUNWAY EXCURSION.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB LAX03LA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX03LA151), May 15, 2003: Cessna 172S (N585TM), Camarillo, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, resulting in a collision with terrain. The flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the flight and delayed remedial action were also…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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