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FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Poughkeepsie, NY · February 5, 2020

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Date
February 5, 2020 · 08:00 local
Place
Poughkeepsie, NY
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
10QS
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N141AA
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
420 total250 in this make and model108 in the last 90 days
N141AARegistered now · Cessna 172SS/N 172S10630 · Built 2007Airframe modelCessna 172SEngine modelLycoming IO-360-L2AReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at kpou a Cessna 172 N141AA was doing touch and go?s with a student and instructor when at approximate 8AM EST, on the takeoff roll the aircraft veered off runway 6, hitting a taxiway light. The aircraft was found 30 feet off the south side of runway 6. The aircraft exited the runway before echo taxiway, crossed struck a taxiway light with its right main landing gear and continued across the taxiway, coming to a stop in the grass. There were no injuries or noticeable damage to the aircraft.

The student pilot was at the controls practicing his landings and during the takeoff phase apparently stepped on the right rudder pedal at about 45 knots. The instructor was not able to react quickly enough to prevent the aircraft from veering off the hard surface of the runway. The aircraft was then removed from the grass area and towed to the terminal ramp, where it was cleaned/inspected. The flight school flew in a mechanic to inspect the aircraft and then both departed back to their airport.

Farmingdale, NY FSDO will continue with this investigation

As the FAA filed it

ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2020 AT KPOU A CESSNA 172 N141AA WAS DOING TOUCH AND GO?S WITH A STUDENT AND INSTRUCTOR WHEN AT APPROXIMATE 8AM EST, ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 6, HITTING A TAXIWAY LIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND 30 FEET OFF THE SOUTH SIDE OF RUNWAY 6. THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY BEFORE ECHO TAXIWAY, CROSSED STRUCK A TAXIWAY LIGHT WITH ITS RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR AND CONTINUED ACROSS THE TAXIWAY, COMING TO A STOP IN THE GRASS. THERE WERE NO INJURIES OR NOTICEABLE DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS AT THE CONTROLS PRACTICING HIS LANDINGS AND DURING THE TAKEOFF PHASE APPARENTLY STEPPED ON THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL AT ABOUT 45 KNOTS. THE INSTRUCTOR WAS NOT ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH TO PREVENT THE AIRCRAFT FROM VEERING OFF THE HARD SURFACE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT WAS THEN REMOVED FROM THE GRASS AREA AND TOWED TO THE TERMINAL RAMP, WHERE IT WAS CLEANED/INSPECTED. THE FLIGHT SCHOOL FLEW IN A MECHANIC TO INSPECT THE AIRCRAFT AND THEN BOTH DEPARTED BACK TO THEIR AIRPORT.

FARMINGDALE, NY FSDO WILL CONTINUE WITH THIS INVESTIGATION