# Accident 20180924016439A: Cessna 172, Winter Haven, FL, September 24, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 24, 2018, 09:57 local time
- Place: Winter Haven, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.0578° N, 81.7586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0578&lon=-81.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6950A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6950A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 27 total, 27 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA257) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180924016439A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT TOOK OFF ON RUNWAY 5 AND ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRCRAFT FELT LIKE IT WAS NOT CLIMBING AT THE PROPER RATE. PILOT GLANCED AT THE INSTRUMENTS AND SAW THE AIRSPEED DROPPING. HE IMMEDIATELY ELECTED TO DO A 180 DEGREE TURN AND LAND ON RUNWAY 23. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED LONG, COULD NOT STOP IN TIME, WENT THROUGH THE GRASSY AREA AND HIT THE BORDER FENCE.

## 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 ERA18LA257](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA18LA257), Sep 24, 2018: Cessna 172 (N6950A), Winter Haven, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s improper pitch attitude control during the initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airspeed, and his subsequent decision to conduct a 180° turn following the perceived anomaly,…

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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