# Accident 20160506005399A: Cessna 172P, Richmond, KY, May 6, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 2016, 07:15 local time
- Place: Richmond, KY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: OKZS
- Location: 37.6331° N, 84.3328° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6331&lon=-84.3328&mi=10
- Aircraft: N89847, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N89847-2018-06-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 66 total, 13 in this make and model, 13 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA220) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160506005399A

## Narrative

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

FIRST SOLO FLIGHT FOR STUDENT, WINDS WERE CALM AND WEATHER CLEAR. THE STUDENT PILOT STATED "I TAXIED TO RUNWAY 36 AND PERFORMED THE PRE- TAKE OFF CHECKLIST, CALLED TAKING THE RUNWAY AND LINED UP SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE. A FINAL CHECK OF THE INSTRUMENTS AND THEN BEGAN THE TAKE OFF ROLL.  SINCE I HAD LINED UP SLIGHTLY LEFT, I CORRECTED BACK TO CENTERLINE. AT 55 KTS I STARTED TO ROTATE AND THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO DRIFT LEFT.  I TRIED TO CORRECT BUT IT GOT WORSE AND BECAME APPARENT I WAS GOING OFF THE RUNWAY. THE REST IS A BLUR UNTIL I HIT THE TREES."

## 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 GAA16CA220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA220), May 6, 2016: Cessna 172 (N89847), Richmond, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and collision with tree(s).

## Other reports on N89847 (1)

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

- [Accident 20130304003809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130304003809A), Mar 4, 2013: Cessna 172P (N89847), Bardstown, KY, Minor damage. Student pilot on his first solo cross country. Student attempted to land at Bardstown Kentucky. Student stated he flared high then the aircraft ballooned and…

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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