# Accident 20141112021949A: Cessna 172S, Sarasota, FL, November 12, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 12, 2014, 16:00 local time
- Place: Sarasota, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: 8UFS
- Location: 27.3956° N, 82.5544° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.3956&lon=-82.5544&mi=10
- Aircraft: N60155, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N60155) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 45 total, 45 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA056) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20141112021949A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT (SOLO) LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL.

AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 04 CROSSING  RUNWAY 14.  AIRCRAFT CAME TO A STOP ON TAXIWAY ?C? AND WAS TOWED BACK TO THE HANGAR OF ORIGIN.

INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED DAMAGE TO THE LOWER FIREWALL.

NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT WAS NOTED.

## 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 ERA15CA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA15CA056), Nov 12, 2014: Cessna 172S (N60155), Sarasota, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the initial climb, resulting in a runway excursion and substantial damage to the engine firewall. The student pilot's lack of overall…

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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