# Accident 20071029828099A: Cessna 172R, Brookings, SD, October 29, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 29, 2007, 10:45 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Airport: Brookings Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.3047° N, 96.8169° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3047&lon=-96.8169&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77LU, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77LU) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 31 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20071029828099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS FLYING N77LU CONDUCTING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 12 AT THE BROOKINGS, SD AIRPORT. HE TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 12 AND WAS DISTRACTED BY ANOTHER AIRCRAFT PASSING OVERHEAD WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND IMPACTED A SIGN. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THE PILOT ESCAPED WITHOUT INJURY.

## 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 CHI08CA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA029), Oct 29, 2007: Cessna 172R (N77LU), Brookings, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot's lack of solo flight experience and the runway sign.

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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