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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172P · Newport, RI · July 26, 2007

Date
July 26, 2007 · 12:45 local
Place
Newport, RI
Airport
Newport State
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51250
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL07CA109
Reported as
Cessna 172P
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
54 total54 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

(-23) While attempting to land runway 22 at uuu, student pilot over-corrected yaw control due to a gust of wind, sending the aircraft off the paved runway, down into a grassy ditch. This led to the NLG collapsing and sudden engine stoppage due to a prop strike. No injury to the sole occupant or anyone on the ground. privacy data omitted Of riac was on-scene and emailed photos and report.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE ATTEMPTING TO LAND RUNWAY 22 AT UUU, STUDENT PILOT OVER-CORRECTED YAW CONTROL DUE TO A GUST OF WIND, SENDING THE AIRCRAFT OFF THE PAVED RUNWAY, DOWN INTO A GRASSY DITCH. THIS LED TO THE NLG COLLAPSING AND SUDDEN ENGINE STOPPAGE DUE TO A PROP STRIKE. NO INJURY TO THE SOLE OCCUPANT OR ANYONE ON THE GROUND. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF RIAC WAS ON-SCENE AND EMAILED PHOTOS AND REPORT.

NTSB investigation

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

Other reports on N51250 · 3

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