- Date
- July 11, 1992, 09:23 local (14:23 UTC)
- Place
- Auburn, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N9768TCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19920711024949A
- Case key
- 8628
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Probable cause
The failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft as a result of his lack of total experience.
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 - in flight
Proper alignment - not maintainedCause
Lack of total experienceCause
In flight collision with object
Object - fence
Analysis
The student pilot stated that he was rushed by another aircraft on approach to the runway, and lost directional control of the aircraft. He said the aircraft was flying in ground effect until it struck a fence on the side of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9768T
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17276221
- Airframe hours
- 5,242
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Auburn University
- Registered owner
- Auburn University
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Continuous airworthiness · June 29, 1992 · 41 hours before
- Departed
- AUO
- Destination
- AUO
- Flight plan
- Company VFR
- Airport
- AUO · Auburn-Opelika, runway 36, 4,000 × 100 ft, asphalt
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 44
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 27 total · 27 in this make and model · 3 as pilot in command · 25 in the last 90 days · 8 in the last 30 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 86 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- AUO, 1 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.