# Accident 20180827012399A: Cessna 172P, Winchester, VA, August 27, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 27, 2018, 11:58 local time
- Place: Winchester, VA
- Airport: Winchester
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1436° N, 78.1444° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1436&lon=-78.1444&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53051, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N53051-2019-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 11 total, 11 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA513) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180827012399A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS CONDUCTING HIS THIRD SOLO FLIGHT. WHILE PERFORMING A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 32, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AS THE POWER WAS APPLIED TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF PHASE. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE APPROXIMATELY 1985 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END RUNWAY THRESHOLD. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED THROUGH THE GRASS AND IMPACTED A DRAINAGE DITCH AFTER TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 535 FEET. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE HIS SEAT BELT AND SHOULDER HARNESS AND EXIT THE PLANE UNASSISTED.

## 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 GAA18CA513](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA513), Aug 27, 2018: Cessna 172 (N53051), Winchester, VA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N53051 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19810617052269I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810617052269I), Jun 17, 1981: Cessna 172P (N53051), Fredericksburg, VA. Pilot made emergency landing because of fuel exhaustion. Plane was fueled and instructor flew it out.

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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