# Accident 20060505008709A: Cessna 172S, Muscle Shoals, AL, May 5, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 5, 2006, 19:15 local time
- Place: Muscle Shoals, AL
- Airport: Muscle Shoals Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6881° N, 87.6517° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6881&lon=-87.6517&mi=10
- Aircraft: N613SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N613SP) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 28 total, 28 in this make and model, 16 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL06CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060505008709A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT'S FIRST SOLO FLIGHT. FIRST TAKE OFF PATTERN AND LANDING WITH NO PROBLEMS. THE PILOT TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. ON TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO DRIFT TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY HITTING A SIGN AND CONTINUING ACROSS THE GRASS AND TWO TAXIWAYS AND A SERVICE ROAD STOPPING SHORT OF A HANGAR.

## 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 ATL06CA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL06CA075), May 6, 2006: Cessna C172S (N613SP), Muscle Shoals, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N613SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20030327028879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030327028879A), Mar 27, 2003: Cessna 172S (N613SP), Cleveland, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) On March 27th, 2003 at approximately 1815 hours local, a Cessna 172S (N613SP) piloted by student pilot Mr. Kevin p. noble was doing touch and go's at…

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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