20050426007469A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Palo Alto, CA · April 26, 2005

Date
April 26, 2005 · 18:41 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N737WF
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA148
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,450 total600 in this make and model50 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) Student pilot over-rotated during the takeoff and the certified flight instructor failed to initiate corrective action. The student also applied left rudder causing the aircraft to roll left and strike the ground.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT OVER-ROTATED DURING THE TAKEOFF AND THE CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR FAILED TO INITIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION. THE STUDENT ALSO APPLIED LEFT RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL LEFT AND STRIKE THE GROUND.

NTSB investigation

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