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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Flight Desi CTLS · Ft. Myers, FL · February 7, 2010

Date
February 7, 2010 · 15:50 local
Place
Ft. Myers, FL
Airport
Page Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N772CT
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA10CA137
Reported as
Flight Desi Ctls
Reported engine
ROTAX 912
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
20 total15 in this make and model5 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.

Student pilot on first solo take off. Started takeoff roll with a right rudder over correction for torque. Then again, overcorrected, this time to the left. Departed the runway surface on the left side and hit runway sign. Airplane then flipped over on its' back. Pilot exited the airplane. No fire, no injuires.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ON FIRST SOLO TAKE OFF. STARTED TAKEOFF ROLL WITH A RIGHT RUDDER OVER CORRECTION FOR TORQUE. THEN AGAIN, OVERCORRECTED, THIS TIME TO THE LEFT. DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE ON THE LEFT SIDE AND HIT RUNWAY SIGN. AIRPLANE THEN FLIPPED OVER ON ITS' BACK. PILOT EXITED THE AIRPLANE. NO FIRE, NO INJUIRES.

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 N772CT · 2

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