# Accident 20070830017459A: Cessna 172R, Pawtucket, RI, August 30, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Pawtucket, RI
- Airport: North Central State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9192° N, 71.4881° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9192&lon=-71.4881&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2459Y, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2459Y) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 17 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL07CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA124) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070830017459A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 30, 2007, AT APPROXIMATELY 1400 EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST), A CESSNA C172R, N2459Y BEING FLOWN BY A STUDENT PILOT ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT FAILED TO CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT OF THE AIRCRAFT STATED IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, AS HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 23 IN NORTH CENTRAL STATE AIRPORT, RI (SFZ), HE APPLIED TOO MUCH RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPENSATE FOR THE P FACTOR AND APPLIED TOO MUCH LEFT RUDDER WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED TO THE LEFT CROSSING A TAXIWAY CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR STRUT FAIRING AND ALSO BUCKLING OF THE LOWER ENGINE FIREWALL.

## 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 ATL07CA124](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL07CA124), Aug 30, 2007: Cessna C172R (N2459Y), Pawtucket, RI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain control of the aircraft 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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