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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Phoenix, AZ · November 12, 2011

Date
November 12, 2011 · 08:50 local
Place
Phoenix, AZ
Airport
Deer Valley
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N24350
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR12CA038
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
48 total48 in this make and model44 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.

The student pilot, on his second solo flight, was returning from a practice area and performed touch and go's on runway 7L. ATC directed the pilot to perform his next landing on runway 7R. After touchdown on 7R, he lost control of the aircraft and departed the left side approximately 1750 feet from the beginning of the runway. The aircraft traveled another 1000 feet before going over an embankment into a drainage ditch where it flipped over onto its back. The pilot was not injured. The aircraft sustained substantial structural damage to both wings, nose landing gear attach points, and the tail section.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, WAS RETURNING FROM A PRACTICE AREA AND PERFORMED TOUCH AND GO'S ON RUNWAY 7L. ATC DIRECTED THE PILOT TO PERFORM HIS NEXT LANDING ON RUNWAY 7R. AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON 7R, HE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE APPROXIMATELY 1750 FEET FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED ANOTHER 1000 FEET BEFORE GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH WHERE IT FLIPPED OVER ONTO ITS BACK. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO BOTH WINGS, NOSE LANDING GEAR ATTACH POINTS, AND THE TAIL SECTION.

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 N24350 · 1

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