# Accident 20050426007469A: Cessna 172N, Palo Alto, CA, April 26, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 26, 2005, 18:41 local time
- Place: Palo Alto, CA
- Airport: Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.4567° N, 122.1089° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4567&lon=-122.1089&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WF, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737WF-2008-01-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,450 total, 600 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050426007469A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 LAX05CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX05CA148), Apr 27, 2005: Cessna 172N (N737WF), Palo Alto, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student's failure to maintain directional control and the CFI's failure to adequately supervise the flight.

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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