# Accident 20080624839909A: Cessna 172M, San Diego, CA, June 24, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 24, 2008, 10:33 local time
- Place: San Diego, CA
- Airport: Montgomery Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.8258° N, 117.1394° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.8258&lon=-117.1394&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9629V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9629V-2017-04-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 105 total, 105 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080624839909A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 28L AT MYF AFTER A SOLO TOUCH AND GO WHEN HE DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, BECAME BRIEFLY AIRBORNE THEN LANDED ON THE ADJACENT RAMP ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE RIGHT WING OF THE AIRCRAFT HE WAS RENTING STRUCK THE TAIL ROTOR OF PARKED HELICOPTER.  WINDS AT THE TIME WERE REPORTED BY THE TOWER AS 250 AT 3 KNOTS.  DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT AND HELICOPTER WAS SUBSTANTIAL.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT BRAKES WERE APPLIED TO ATTEMPT STOPPING.  THE MAINTENANCE RECORDS INDICATE THE AIRCRAFT WAS IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITIONS.

## 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 LAX08CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX08CA192), Jun 24, 2008: Cessna 172M (N9629V), San Diego, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.

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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