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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · St. Petersburg, FL · March 1, 2017

Date
March 1, 2017 · 11:30 local
Place
St. Petersburg, FL
Airport
Albert Whitted
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N22904
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA17CA163
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
15 total15 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

While performing touch and go's, a student pilot, on his first solo, lost control of the aircraft. The aircraft hit a taxiway sign, then, slid on the grass with the left wing touching the ground , spun 180 degrees and finally collide with a cyclone fence. Left landing gear collided.

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO'S, A STUDENT PILOT, ON HIS FIRST SOLO, LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A TAXIWAY SIGN, THEN, SLID ON THE GRASS WITH THE LEFT WING TOUCHING THE GROUND , SPUN 180 DEGREES AND FINALLY COLLIDE WITH A CYCLONE FENCE. LEFT LANDING GEAR COLLIDED.

NTSB investigation

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