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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Leesburg, FL · September 19, 2014

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Date
September 19, 2014 · 12:18 local
Place
Leesburg, FL
Airport
Leesburg International Airport
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N13394
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA14LA448
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
414 total121 in this make and model76 in the last 90 days
N13394Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262725 · Built 1973Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

Following landing on runway 13 at Leesburg airport (klee), the student pilot applied slight right pressure on the left rudder peddle to return the aircraft back onto the centerline of the runway. The landing was soft and the speed slow.

Instead of staying aligned with the centerline, the aircraft kept drifting toward the left edge of the runway. The instructor applied right rudder peddle to get the aircraft back to the centerline, but his action made no effect. At that point the instructor pressed the right brake peddle to stop the airplane and realign it to the right, but the airplane did not respond and the airplane departed runway 13 near taxiway delta. Tire marks veering from the runway to the left into the grass mark the path of departure. A sign marking taxiway delta and a runway edge light were damaged when the a/c impacted them. The a/c rolled into the grass to the left side of runway 13 careening in a northeasterly direction, then skidded on its left horizontal stabilizer as the left main gear collapsed, a total of about 250 feet into the grassy area.

During the investigation, while interviewing the instructor pilot, the ASI discovered that the ip/pic during the flight did not have his medical certificate in his possession nor was it available in the aircraft during the flight as required by FAR 61.3.

As the FAA filed it

FOLLOWING LANDING ON RUNWAY 13 AT LEESBURG AIRPORT (KLEE), THE STUDENT PILOT APPLIED SLIGHT RIGHT PRESSURE ON THE LEFT RUDDER PEDDLE TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY. THE LANDING WAS SOFT AND THE SPEED SLOW.

INSTEAD OF STAYING ALIGNED WITH THE CENTERLINE, THE AIRCRAFT KEPT DRIFTING TOWARD THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER PEDDLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT BACK TO THE CENTERLINE, BUT HIS ACTION MADE NO EFFECT. AT THAT POINT THE INSTRUCTOR PRESSED THE RIGHT BRAKE PEDDLE TO STOP THE AIRPLANE AND REALIGN IT TO THE RIGHT, BUT THE AIRPLANE DID NOT RESPOND AND THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED RUNWAY 13 NEAR TAXIWAY DELTA. TIRE MARKS VEERING FROM THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT INTO THE GRASS MARK THE PATH OF DEPARTURE. A SIGN MARKING TAXIWAY DELTA AND A RUNWAY EDGE LIGHT WERE DAMAGED WHEN THE A/C IMPACTED THEM. THE A/C ROLLED INTO THE GRASS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 13 CAREENING IN A NORTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, THEN SKIDDED ON ITS LEFT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER AS THE LEFT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED, A TOTAL OF ABOUT 250 FEET INTO THE GRASSY AREA.

DURING THE INVESTIGATION, WHILE INTERVIEWING THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT, THE ASI DISCOVERED THAT THE IP/PIC DURING THE FLIGHT DID NOT HAVE HIS MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IN HIS POSSESSION NOR WAS IT AVAILABLE IN THE AIRCRAFT DURING THE FLIGHT AS REQUIRED BY FAR 61.3.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ERA14LA448Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportLeesburg, FLThe flight instructor’s delayed remedial action and his subsequent loss of directional control during landing on a wet runway for reasons that could not be determined because postaccident examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.Sep 19, 2014 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N13394 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19801003077899INormal Cruise · Edgewood, NMPilot ran out of fuel and made emergency landing on a state road.Oct 3, 1980