# Accident 20120814016439A: Cessna 172R, Everett, WA, August 14, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 14, 2012, 10:25 local time
- Place: Everett, WA
- Airport: Snohomish County, Paine Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.9042° N, 122.2756° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.9042&lon=-122.2756&mi=10
- Aircraft: N863CP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N863CP-2013-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 78 in this make and model, 18 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR12CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA357) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120814016439A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 14, 2012, AT 10:25 LOCAL PST, N863CP, A CESSNA CE-172 WAS BEING OPERATED AS A 14 CFR PART 91 SOLO FLIGHT BY A STUDENT PILOT AT THE SNOHOMISH COUNTY, PAINE FIELD AIRPORT, EVERETT, WA.  DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WAS NOT MAINTAINED DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 16R TO THE LEFT, AND COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY SIGN NEAR THE ALPHA 4 INTERSECTION.  FOLLOWING THE COLLISION, THE STUDENT PILOT CONTINUED TAXIING AHEAD THROUGH THE GRASS BAY TO TAXIWAY DELTA, WHERE THE AIRCRAFT WAS MET BY ARFF AND AIRPORT OPERATIONS PERSONNEL.  THERE WERE NO INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT SUFFERED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE TAIL SECTION, RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AND ELEVATOR.

## 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 WPR12CA357](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR12CA357), Aug 14, 2012: Cessna 172R (N863CP), Everett, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

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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