- Date
- April 18, 1982, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place
- Pikeville, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N738QDCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 18, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820418035199A
- Case key
- 72226
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Loss of control - on ground/water
Terrain condition - rough/unevenFactor
Terrain condition - wetFactor
Terrain conditionFactor
Directional control - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceFactor
Ground loop/swerve - inadvertentCause
On ground/water collision with object
Object - vehicleFactor
Analysis
During a landing on the second solo flight, the student pilot swerved to aviod standing water and a rough spot on the runway. The student reported that the swerve "worsened", and subsequently, the left main gear struck a mowing tractor beside the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N738QD
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1720147
- Airframe hours
- 1,206
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Cap Aero Club
- Registered owner
- Cap Aero Club
- Departed
- 5I0 · Pikeville, KY
- Destination
- 5I0 · Pikeville, KY
- Airport
- 5I0 · Pike County, runway 31, 2,750 × 38 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 24
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 18 total · 18 in this make and model · 1 as pilot in command · 18 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Temperature
- 140 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.