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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Marina, CA · March 31, 2011

Date
March 31, 2011 · 17:15 local
Place
Marina, CA
Airport
Marina Municipal Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N1438H
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
45 total45 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

While practicing touch and go's, the student pilot stated he landed on runway 26 and applied power to begin another takeoff. The aircraft began to veer to the left so he pulled back on the power but went off the left side of the runway. The aircraft struck a runway light and runway sign.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO'S, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED HE LANDED ON RUNWAY 26 AND APPLIED POWER TO BEGIN ANOTHER TAKEOFF. THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE LEFT SO HE PULLED BACK ON THE POWER BUT WENT OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT AND RUNWAY SIGN.