20071201828749A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Gaithersburg, MD · December 1, 2007

Date: December 1, 2007 · 14:40 local
Place: Gaithersburg, MD
Airport: Montgomery County Airpark
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N259ER
NTSB investigation: NTSBNYC08LA049
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total2,500 in this make and model25 in the last 90 days

N259ERRegistration cancelled Apr 4, 2017 · Cessna 172NS/N 17271298 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Instructor with student made one traffic pattern circuit and were departing on touch and go maneuver. Instructor retracted flaps and student advanced throttle and pushed carb heat control to cold. The aircraft lifted off and began to drift left and then bank left. The instructor was unable to gain control of the aircraft. He elected to secure the engine with the mixture control and guide the aircraft between the trees in a level attitude. Aircraft impacted the trees to the left of the runway approximately 1/2 way down the length of the runway. Instructor and student exited the aircraft through the windscreen due to the doors being pinned by the trees.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) INSTRUCTOR WITH STUDENT MADE ONE TRAFFIC PATTERN CIRCUIT AND WERE DEPARTING ON TOUCH AND GO MANEUVER. INSTRUCTOR RETRACTED FLAPS AND STUDENT ADVANCED THROTTLE AND PUSHED CARB HEAT CONTROL TO COLD. THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF AND BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT AND THEN BANK LEFT. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS UNABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. HE ELECTED TO SECURE THE ENGINE WITH THE MIXTURE CONTROL AND GUIDE THE AIRCRAFT BETWEEN THE TREES IN A LEVEL ATTITUDE. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE TREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY 1/2 WAY DOWN THE LENGTH OF THE RUNWAY. INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT EXITED THE AIRCRAFT THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN DUE TO THE DOORS BEING PINNED BY THE TREES.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB NYC08LA049Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportGaithersburg, MDThe student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during an attempted touch-and-go. Contributing to the accident was the instructor's delay in taking remedial action, and the presence of trees in proximity to the side of the runway.Dec 1, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N259ER · 1

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

Incident 19881014065039ILevel Off Touchdown · Prescott, AZStudent overcontrolled on landing and stalled. Instructor recovered but plane landed hard on gear. Veered off runwayOct 14, 1988 · Minor damage