# NTSB ERA13CA189: Cessna 172R, N410LR, Immokalee, FL, March 30, 2013

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: March 30, 2013, 13:50 local (17:50 UTC)
- Place: Immokalee, FL
- Coordinates: 26.433889, -81.40139 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.4339&lon=-81.4014&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 2013
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB office: Eastern Region Aviation
- Parties: FAA/FSDO
- NTSB case key (mKey): 86589
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ERA13CA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86589/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86589
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA13CA189

## Probable cause

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: directional control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 3,958 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062020/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 75 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md)

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Landing-landing roll: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 40 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 4,585 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 39 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md)
- [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172R, 46 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072401), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

According to the student pilot, the wind was calm, and shortly after touchdown, the airplane veered to the left. He applied power and began a go-around procedure, which he subsequently aborted, as the airplane continued to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway into a grassy area and struck a ditch that ran parallel to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. Postaccident examination of the airplane did not reveal any evidence of a preimpact failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. According to the automated weather observation system located at the airport, around the time of the accident, the wind was consistently a direct left crosswind between 7 and 8 knots.

## Factual narrative

According to the student pilot, the wind condition was calm and shortly after touchdown, the airplane veered to the left. He applied power and began a go-around procedure, which was subsequently aborted, as the airplane continued to veer to the left. The airplane departed the left side of the runway into a grassy area and encountered a ditch that ran parallel to the runway, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. Post accident examination by a Federal Aviation Administration inspector did not reveal any evidence of a preimpact failure or malfunction that would have precluded normal operation. According to the automated weather observation system located at the airport, around the time of the accident, the wind was consistently a left direct crosswind between 7 and 8 knots.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N410LR](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N410LR), registered now, S/N 17280257, built 1997 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming I0-360-B1E](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (registry code 41559, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17280257
- Airframe hours: 7141
- Engines: Lycoming IO-360-B1E 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Bewired USA LLC, doing business as Sky Eagle Aviation Academy
- Registered owner: Fly Chai, LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, March 10, 2013
- Departed: FXE, Ft. Lauderdale, FL
- Destination: IMM, Immokalee, FL
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: IMM, Immokalee Regional Airport, runway 18, 5,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Student pilot; age 47; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 48 total, 48 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 19 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 100° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 54 °F
- Altimeter: 30.28 inHg
- Observed at: IMM

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 20130330004619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130330004619A), Mar 30, 2013: Cessna 172R, Immokalee, FL, Substantial damage. 03/30/2013 Immokalee Regional Airport reported a Cessna with registration number N410LR. After landing the aircraft veered to the left and entered a ditch, the…

## Docket (9 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 23, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86589. 4.7 MB in all.

- Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 - Student Pilot (item 1, .PDF, 376 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390948&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1%20-%20Student%20Pilot-Redacted.PDF
- Student Pilot Email Statement to FAA (item 2, .PDF, 131 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390193&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Student%20Pilot%20Email%20Statement%20to%20FAA-Redacted.PDF
- Memorandum of Record - FAA Examiantion (item 3, .PDF, 70 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390974&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Memorandum%20of%20Record%20-%20FAA%20Examiantion-Master.PDF
- Maintenance Records (item 4, .PDF, 204 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390208&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Maintenance%20Records-Redacted.PDF
- Airport AWOS Weather Record (item 5, .PDF, 137 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390212&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airport%20AWOS%20Weather%20Record-Master.PDF
- Airport Diagram with Accident Location (item 6, .PDF, 272 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390210&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Airport%20Diagram%20with%20Accident%20Location-Master.PDF
- Reports from Local Agencies - Collier County Sheriff's Office (item 7, .PDF, 215 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390209&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Reports%20from%20Local%20Agencies%20-%20Collier%20County%20Sheriff%27s%20Office-Redacted.PDF
- Photo 1: Airplane At Rest (Courtesy of the Airport) (item 8, .PDF, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390195&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%201%3A%20Airplane%20At%20Rest%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20Airport)-Master.PDF
- Photo 2: Firewall Damage (Courtesy of the FAA) (item 9, .PDF, 271 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40390211&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Photo%202%3A%20Firewall%20Damage%20(Courtesy%20of%20the%20FAA)-Master.PDF

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.

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