# Accident 20070414005579A: Cessna 172S, Naples, FL, April 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 2007, 10:53 local time
- Place: Naples, FL
- Airport: Naples Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.1514° N, 81.7719° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1514&lon=-81.7719&mi=10
- Aircraft: N967SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N967SP-2009-04-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYC IO360B1E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 172 total, 77 in this make and model, 140 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070414005579A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE DOING TOUCH AND GOES. APPEARS FROM THE PILOT REPORT THAT THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO THE PROPER CONTROL INPUTS REQUIRED TO CORRECT FOR AIRCRAFT DRIFTING TO THE LEFT OF CENTERLINE. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY AND CAME TO REST BETWEEN RUNWAY AND TAXIWAY. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI07CA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA103), Apr 14, 2007: Cessna 172S (N967SP), Naples, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the runway marker sign.

## Other reports on N967SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20081217856729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081217856729A), Dec 17, 2008: Cessna 172S (N967SP), Naples, FL, Destroyed, 1 fatal. N967SP departed from the Naples (apf) airport approximately at 1920 local time. He flew towards marco island airport. He crossed marco island airport 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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