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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Plainville, CT · July 25, 2003

Date
July 25, 2003 · 13:00 local
Place
Plainville, CT
Airport
Robertson Field Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N62152
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC03CA167
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
38 total38 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) A Cessna aircraft model CE-172P registration number N62152 landed on runway 02 at Plainville, CT (4B8) experienced a northwest crosswind at 1300 EDT. Pilot applied aircraft brakes skidding approximately 250 feet down runway to the right of centerline down an embankment. The nosewheel of the aircraft struck drainage culvert and came to rest in an inverted position perpendicular to the runway. This flight was the last let of the student pilot's second solo cross country. This student pilot was originally enrolled as student of a certificated FAR 141 approved flight school (FUES039E). At the time of the accident, the PIC was training under FAR part 61.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-172P REGISTRATION NUMBER N62152 LANDED ON RUNWAY 02 AT PLAINVILLE, CT (4B8) EXPERIENCED A NORTHWEST CROSSWIND AT 1300 EDT. PILOT APPLIED AIRCRAFT BRAKES SKIDDING APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET DOWN RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. THE NOSEWHEEL OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK DRAINAGE CULVERT AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION PERPENDICULAR TO THE RUNWAY. THIS FLIGHT WAS THE LAST LET OF THE STUDENT PILOT'S SECOND SOLO CROSS COUNTRY. THIS STUDENT PILOT WAS ORIGINALLY ENROLLED AS STUDENT OF A CERTIFICATED FAR 141 APPROVED FLIGHT SCHOOL (FUES039E). AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT, THE PIC WAS TRAINING UNDER FAR PART 61.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.