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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Defuniak Spring, FL · May 19, 2018

Date
May 19, 2018 · 15:15 local
Place
Defuniak Spring, FL
Airport
Defuniak Springs
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12267
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA18CA299
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320-E2D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
34 total34 in this make and model34 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.

Properly endorsed student pilot performing touch and go was right of centerline due to crosswinds, started to correct when the right main wheel touched down first. He started to execute a go around, pushed in carb heat and added full power. The aircraft veered to the left and departed the runway into the grass, hit a small ditch and flipped upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PROPERLY ENDORSED STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO WAS RIGHT OF CENTERLINE DUE TO CROSSWINDS, STARTED TO CORRECT WHEN THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL TOUCHED DOWN FIRST. HE STARTED TO EXECUTE A GO AROUND, PUSHED IN CARB HEAT AND ADDED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, HIT A SMALL DITCH AND FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN.

NTSB investigation

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