20161117024419A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Destin, FL · November 17, 2016

Date: November 17, 2016 · 10:30 local
Place: Destin, FL
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator: EA8S
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N9358L
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA081
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 11,900 total1,500 in this make and model90 in the last 90 days

N9358LRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276546 · Built 1986 Airframe modelCessna 172P 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.

On November 17, 2016, the pilot of N9358L was conducting a local training flight with a student. During a touch and go landing the aircraft departed the right side of the runway. The instructor took control of the aircraft and pushed the throttle in to correct the direction of the aircraft. While correcting the direction of the aircraft the horizontal stabilizer contacted a runway marker light causing substantial damage to the leading edge. The pilot then safely landed the aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

ON NOVEMBER 17, 2016, THE PILOT OF N9358L WAS CONDUCTING A LOCAL TRAINING FLIGHT WITH A STUDENT. DURING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE INSTRUCTOR TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND PUSHED THE THROTTLE IN TO CORRECT THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT. WHILE CORRECTING THE DIRECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER CONTACTED A RUNWAY MARKER LIGHT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE LEADING EDGE. THE PILOT THEN SAFELY LANDED THE AIRCRAFT.

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 GAA17CA081Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportDestin, FLThe student pilot’s overcorrection with right rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.Nov 17, 2016 · Substantial damage