# NTSB GAA17CA081: Cessna 172, N9358L, Destin, FL, November 17, 2016 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 17, 2016, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Destin, FL - Coordinates: 30.401945, -86.473335 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4019&lon=-86.4733&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 6, 2017 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: General Aviation Accidents - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 94443 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=GAA17CA081 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/94443/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94443 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA081 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s overcorrection with right rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [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 172P, 76 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 9,308 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Action: delayed action](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Instructor/check pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 895 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041025/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: use of equip/system](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 1,397 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063015/cases.md) - [Object/animal/substance: runway/taxi/approach light](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 106 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03022012/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control on ground](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 37 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 4,590 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/230/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Attempted remediation/recovery](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 1,428 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/060/sequence.md) - [Takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172P, 44 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072436), [All aircraft, 10,154 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that during the landing roll of a touch-and-go the airplane was off the centerline and he added right rudder, but he "overcompensated". The flight instructor reported that the airplane drifted to the right and was about to exit the runway, so he pushed in the throttle, applied left rudder, and pulled back on the yoke to initiate a climb. The student pilot reported that as the airplane became airborne they heard a "slight bang" and thought the landing gear had struck a runway light. The flight instructor further reported that they conducted a full-stop landing to examine the landing gear, but there was no damage noted. During a postflight inspection at their home airport, it was revealed that the left horizontal stabilizer had sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The student pilot reported that during the landing roll of a touch-and-go the airplane was off the centerline and he added right rudder, but he "overcompensated". The flight instructor reported that the airplane drifted to the right and was about to exit the runway, so he pushed in the throttle, applied left rudder, and pulled back on the yoke to initiate a climb. The student pilot reported that as the airplane became airborne they heard a "slight bang" and thought the landing gear had struck a runway light. The flight instructor further reported that they conducted a full-stop landing to examine the landing gear, but there was no damage noted. During a postflight inspection at their home airport, it was revealed that the left horizontal stabilizer had sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9358L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9358L), registered now, S/N 17276546, built 1986 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172 (P) - Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17276546 - Year built: 1986 - Airframe hours: 7741.8 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: United States Air Force - Registered owner: United States Air Force - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 31, 2016 - Departed: VPS, VALPARAISO/DESTIN-FT WALTON BEACH, FL - Destination: DTS, Destin, FL - Flight plan: Company VFR - Airport: DTS, Destin Executive, runway 14, 5,001 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: None ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Flight instructor; age 68; injuries: none; flight engineer, flight instructor, airline transport; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land, single-engine sea; instrument ratings: airplane, helicopter; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 22, 2016; seat: right; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 11,900 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 8,900 as pilot in command, 90 in the last 90 days, 35 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours - Student pilot; age 23; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 12 total, 12 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days, 12 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 60° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 30.14 inHg - Observed at: KDTS ## 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 20161117024419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161117024419A), Nov 17, 2016: Cessna 172P, Destin, FL, Substantial damage. On November 17, 2016, the pilot of N9358L was conducting a local training flight with a student. During a touch and go landing the aircraft departed the right… ## Docket (4 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on January 19, 2017, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=94443. 2.0 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.3 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448456&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Flight Instructor's Statement (item 2, .PDF, 397 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448457&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Flight%20Instructor%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Student Pilot's Statement (item 3, .PDF, 177 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448458&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Student%20Pilot%27s%20Statement-Master.PDF - Accident Photo (Courtesy of Flight Club Manager) (item 4, .PDF, 1 photo, 183 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40448459&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photo%20(Courtesy%20of%20Flight%20Club%20Manager)-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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