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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Las Vegas, NV · July 20, 2005

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Date
July 20, 2005 · 07:20 local
Place
Las Vegas, NV
Airport
North Las Vegas Air Terminal
Phase of flight
Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N4961D
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX05CA240
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N4961DRegistration cancelled Jun 29, 2006 · Cessna 172NS/N 17272412 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) On July 20, 2005, at approximately 0720 pacific standard time, N4961D, a CE-172-N aircraft was doing practice touch and go landings on runway 12L at north Las Vegas, NV airport (vgt). The student pilot touched down before the 1000-foot mark area and bounced and the aircraft veered to the left of the runway. The aircraft then rolled into a shallow ditch located approximately 30 yards to the left of the runway. When the aircraft rolled out of the ditch, the right main landing gear struck an information box sign located approximately 65 yards to the left of the runway causing it to separate from the aircraft. The aircraft spun around and came to rest in the dirt area, north of the runway. There was no injury to the student pilot but the aircraft sustained substantial damage. During the investigation it was noted that the flaps was set at 20 degrees, continuity check of the flight controls checked normal and integrity checked of the nose gear and left main landing gear checked normal.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JULY 20, 2005, AT APPROXIMATELY 0720 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, N4961D, A CE-172-N AIRCRAFT WAS DOING PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12L AT NORTH LAS VEGAS, NV AIRPORT (VGT). THE STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN BEFORE THE 1000-FOOT MARK AREA AND BOUNCED AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED INTO A SHALLOW DITCH LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED OUT OF THE DITCH, THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR STRUCK AN INFORMATION BOX SIGN LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 65 YARDS TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SPUN AROUND AND CAME TO REST IN THE DIRT AREA, NORTH OF THE RUNWAY. THERE WAS NO INJURY TO THE STUDENT PILOT BUT THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS NOTED THAT THE FLAPS WAS SET AT 20 DEGREES, CONTINUITY CHECK OF THE FLIGHT CONTROLS CHECKED NORMAL AND INTEGRITY CHECKED OF THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR CHECKED NORMAL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX05CA240Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorth Las Vegas, NVthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.Jul 20, 2005 · Substantial damage