What happened
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On October 02, 2020 a Cessna 172,(N1493E) operated by privacy data omitted flight
School landed at Essex County Airport (kcdw) runway 22 and veered off to
The right side of runway hitting at least one runway marker. On board the
Introductory flight was an instructor pilot and student, no injuries were
Reported. ATC reported weather was clear and 5-10KT crosswind at runway
22.
Instructor pilot stated as we leveled off and touched the runway the airplane began pulling to the right. The aircraft veered off the runway into a grassy area just before taxiway bravo, struck a runway sign and then roll back onto runway 22. The aircraft came to rest perpendicular to runway 22 facing south east. The left landing gear strut was detached from the aircraft and the nose wheel tire was deflated.
Student pilot stated that he did not touch the aircraft controls or have any control input during the landing, as he was instructed by the flight instructor not to do so. Student stated that the weather was windy and as they got closer to the runway the plane was turning more to the right. After the aircraft touched down it kept veering to the right, left the runway into the grass hitting a sign then veered back onto the runway where it came to rest.
During the investigation, the flight school management provided the following; student pilot certificate, instructor pilot certificate, medical certificate for both pilots, flight school endorsements, instructor records, aircraft maintenance records, airworthiness certificate and registration certificate. All documentation provided was found to be in order.
A physical examination of the aircraft showed the following. The entire left main landing gear was separate from the aircraft and there was sheet metal damage to the left side of fuselage aft of the cabin baggage compartment. The left elevator leading edge had a two inch dent with scratches. The left wing tip had scratches and the nose landing gear tire was deflated.
A preliminary visual examination showed no evidence of internal structural damage to the landing gear box beam or bulkheads. This report will be amended if further information becomes available.
As the FAA filed it
ON OCTOBER 02, 2020 A CESSNA 172,(N1493E) OPERATED BY ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ FLIGHT
SCHOOL LANDED AT ESSEX COUNTY AIRPORT (KCDW) RUNWAY 22 AND VEERED OFF TO
THE RIGHT SIDE OF RUNWAY HITTING AT LEAST ONE RUNWAY MARKER. ON BOARD THE
INTRODUCTORY FLIGHT WAS AN INSTRUCTOR PILOT AND STUDENT, NO INJURIES WERE
REPORTED. ATC REPORTED WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND 5-10KT CROSSWIND AT RUNWAY
22.
INSTRUCTOR PILOT STATED AS WE LEVELED OFF AND TOUCHED THE RUNWAY THE AIRPLANE BEGAN PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO A GRASSY AREA JUST BEFORE TAXIWAY BRAVO, STRUCK A RUNWAY SIGN AND THEN ROLL BACK ONTO RUNWAY 22. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST PERPENDICULAR TO RUNWAY 22 FACING SOUTH EAST. THE LEFT LANDING GEAR STRUT WAS DETACHED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE NOSE WHEEL TIRE WAS DEFLATED.
STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT HE DID NOT TOUCH THE AIRCRAFT CONTROLS OR HAVE ANY CONTROL INPUT DURING THE LANDING, AS HE WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR NOT TO DO SO. STUDENT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS WINDY AND AS THEY GOT CLOSER TO THE RUNWAY THE PLANE WAS TURNING MORE TO THE RIGHT. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IT KEPT VEERING TO THE RIGHT, LEFT THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS HITTING A SIGN THEN VEERED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CAME TO REST.
DURING THE INVESTIGATION, THE FLIGHT SCHOOL MANAGEMENT PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING; STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATE, INSTRUCTOR PILOT CERTIFICATE, MEDICAL CERTIFICATE FOR BOTH PILOTS, FLIGHT SCHOOL ENDORSEMENTS, INSTRUCTOR RECORDS, AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS, AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE AND REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. ALL DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED WAS FOUND TO BE IN ORDER.
A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT SHOWED THE FOLLOWING. THE ENTIRE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR WAS SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THERE WAS SHEET METAL DAMAGE TO THE LEFT SIDE OF FUSELAGE AFT OF THE CABIN BAGGAGE COMPARTMENT. THE LEFT ELEVATOR LEADING EDGE HAD A TWO INCH DENT WITH SCRATCHES. THE LEFT WING TIP HAD SCRATCHES AND THE NOSE LANDING GEAR TIRE WAS DEFLATED.
A PRELIMINARY VISUAL EXAMINATION SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF INTERNAL STRUCTURAL DAMAGE TO THE LANDING GEAR BOX BEAM OR BULKHEADS. THIS REPORT WILL BE AMENDED IF FURTHER INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.