# Accident 20180519005579A: Cessna 172M, Defuniak Spring, FL, May 19, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 19, 2018, 15:15 local time
- Place: Defuniak Spring, FL
- Airport: Defuniak Springs
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.7311° N, 86.1539° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.7311&lon=-86.1539&mi=10
- Aircraft: N12267, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12267-2021-05-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320-E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 34 total, 34 in this make and model, 34 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA299) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180519005579A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 GAA18CA299](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA299), May 19, 2018: Cessna 172 (N12267), Defuniak Springs, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the aborted landing.

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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