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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172N · Van Nuys, CA · August 27, 2014

Date: August 27, 2014 · 11:35 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Phase of flight: Other, Specify
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N5298J
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 26 total

N5298JRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273758 · Built 1980 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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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 was performing touch and goes at Van Nuys airport on runway 16L when he lost control. During the maneuver on the runway, the aircraft started to steer to the left. The pilot then applied right rudder with full power and ailerons neutral, the aircraft continued off the runway at taxi way golf. After the aircraft left the runway the pilot closed the throttle and applied the brakes until the aircraft came to a stop. The aircraft stopped on the airport service road adjacent to taxi way bravo. The aircraft hit two taxi way light and one cone with little damage to strut covers and the left horizontal.

As the FAA filed it

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES AT VAN NUYS AIRPORT ON RUNWAY 16L WHEN HE LOST CONTROL. DURING THE MANEUVER ON THE RUNWAY, THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO STEER TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITH FULL POWER AND AILERONS NEUTRAL, THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE RUNWAY AT TAXI WAY GOLF. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE RUNWAY THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES UNTIL THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP. THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED ON THE AIRPORT SERVICE ROAD ADJACENT TO TAXI WAY BRAVO. THE AIRCRAFT HIT TWO TAXI WAY LIGHT AND ONE CONE WITH LITTLE DAMAGE TO STRUT COVERS AND THE LEFT HORIZONTAL.