# Accident 20170301001159A: Cessna 172S, St. Petersburg, FL, March 1, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 1, 2017, 11:30 local time
- Place: St. Petersburg, FL
- Airport: Albert Whitted
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Location: 27.7650° N, 82.6269° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.7650&lon=-82.6269&mi=10
- Aircraft: N22904, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N22904) (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: 15 total, 15 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA163) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170301001159A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA17CA163](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA163), Mar 1, 2017: Cessna 172S (N22904), St Petersburg, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s overcompensation of right rudder pedal application during the landing roll, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with runway signage and a fence.

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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