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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Lawrence, KS · December 10, 2005

Date: December 10, 2005 · 09:45 local
Place: Lawrence, KS
Airport: Lawrence Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N1053X
NTSB investigation: NTSBDEN06CA022
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 39 total36 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N1053XRegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S9809 · Built 2005 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Student pilot was conducting solo touch and go operations on runway 33 at Lawrence, KS (klwc). On third touch and go the student retracted the flaps after landing and applied takeoff power. The student reported the aircraft veered to the left. The student applied right rudder, but the aircraft continued to the left, departed the runway and hit a snow bank about 14 inches deep. After proceeding through the snow bank, the student then continued to taxi across a grassy field to the parallel taxiway. As the student performed his cross country taxi the aircraft nose wheel went into a ditch resulting in a prop strike and a broken nose gear fairing. As the aircraft continued back out of the ditch the tail section struck the ground and the rudder was damaged. The student continued to taxi the aircraft to the parking area. There were no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING SOLO TOUCH AND GO OPERATIONS ON RUNWAY 33 AT LAWRENCE, KS (KLWC). ON THIRD TOUCH AND GO THE STUDENT RETRACTED THE FLAPS AFTER LANDING AND APPLIED TAKEOFF POWER. THE STUDENT REPORTED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO THE LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND HIT A SNOW BANK ABOUT 14 INCHES DEEP. AFTER PROCEEDING THROUGH THE SNOW BANK, THE STUDENT THEN CONTINUED TO TAXI ACROSS A GRASSY FIELD TO THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY. AS THE STUDENT PERFORMED HIS CROSS COUNTRY TAXI THE AIRCRAFT NOSE WHEEL WENT INTO A DITCH RESULTING IN A PROP STRIKE AND A BROKEN NOSE GEAR FAIRING. AS THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED BACK OUT OF THE DITCH THE TAIL SECTION STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE RUDDER WAS DAMAGED. THE STUDENT CONTINUED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT TO THE PARKING AREA. THERE WERE NO INJURIES.

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 DEN06CA022Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportLawrence, KSthe student pilot's improper decision to continue taxiing through the field. Contributing factor's include student pilot's failure to maintain control during the takeoff roll and the drainage ditch masked by snow.Dec 10, 2005 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N1053X · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20071012022779ILevel Off Touchdown · Olathe, KS(-23) While practicing touch and go takeoffs and landings on runway 18, the solo student pilot touched down on the aircraft's main gear and then the aircraft veered to the left. The aircraft's nose lowered striking the propeller on the runway, then continued…Oct 12, 2007 · Minor damage