# Accident 20060409003809A: Cessna 172S, Denton, TX, April 9, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 9, 2006, 08:45 local time
- Place: Denton, TX
- Airport: Denton Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2000° N, 97.2000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2000&lon=-97.2000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N358TW, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N358TW) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 8 total, 8 in this make and model, 8 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DFW06CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA098) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060409003809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 9, 2006, A CESSNA 172S, N358TW, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE DURING TAKEOFF ROLL AT DENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (DTO), DENTON, TX. THE AIRCRAFT WAS PILOTED BY ^PRIVACY DA^ STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WHO WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE HAD ACCOMPLISHED SEVEN TOUCH AND GOES WITH FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON BOARD AIRCRAFT. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR RELEASED THE STUDENT FOR FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. THE STUDENT PILOT BEGAN HIS TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 17 WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE COMPENSATED WITH RUDDER CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT LEFT OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED SOUTH ON THE GRASS, BOUNCED ACROSS TAXIWAY A-4 WITH AIRCRAFT COMING TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT ANY MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION PRIOR TO MISHAP.

## 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 DFW06CA098](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA098), Apr 9, 2006: Cessna 172S (N358TW), Denton, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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