# Accident 20110122000859A: Cessna 172S, Mckinney, TX, January 22, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 22, 2011, 13:08 local time
- Place: Mckinney, TX
- Airport: Collin County Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.1733° N, 96.5875° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1733&lon=-96.5875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N348ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N348ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA158) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110122000859A

## Narrative

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

ON JANUARY 22, 2010 AT APPROXIMATELY 1308, STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS FIRST SOLO FLIGHT IN N348ME, CE-172S, AT COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT.  DURING THE SECOND TAKEOFF ATTEMPT FROM RUNWAY 17, THE STUDENT PILOT ABORTED AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT.  THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED APPROXIMATELY 495 FEET IN THE GRASS AND RAN OFF AN APPROXIMATELY 15FT HIGH CONCRETE EMBANKMENT INTO A DITCH.  THE NOSE AND LEFT GEAR COLLAPSED; AND THE LEFT WING AND THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE AIRCRAFT AND DID NOT REPORT ANY INJURIES.  ONSITE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCIDENT REVEALED TIRE MARKS ON THE RUNWAY FROM THE LEFT TIRE ONLY.   THE TIRE MARKS START APPROXIMATELY 50FT AFTER THE 6000FT RUNWAY MARKER AND THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATLY 200FT AFTER THE 6000FT MARKER.   OFFSITE ASSESSMENT OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT TIRES TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION.  THE LEFT WHEEL WAS ABLE TO MOVE FREELY BETWEEN THE BRAKE PADS BUT HAD A SUBSTANTIAL WOBBLE.  THE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WAS REMOVED TO IDENTIFY ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES.  THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A BEARING/BRAKE FAILURE AND THE AXLE HAD EVIDENCE OF IMPACT DAMAGE AND WAS FRACTURED. COLLIN COUNTY REGIONAL AIRPORT IS NOT A CERTIFICATED AIRPORT AND THE NEW CONSTRUCTION CREATED A HAZARD (15 FT CONCRETE EMBANKMENT AND DITCH) LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE OF THE RUNWAY SAFE AREA.

## 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 CEN11CA158](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA158), Jan 22, 2011: Cessna 172S (N348ME), McKinney, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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