# NTSB LAX07CA193: Cessna 172S, N567DD, Jacksonville, FL, June 24, 2007 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 24, 2007, 10:57 local (14:57 UTC) - Place: Jacksonville, FL - Coordinates: 30.336389, -81.514442 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3364&lon=-81.5144&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report August 30, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 66080 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX07CA193 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/66080/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX07CA193 ## Probable cause the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - not corrected, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - runway - object - airport sign/marker ## Analysis After touchdown the airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The student pilot had just completed two uneventful solo takeoffs and landings. While on downwind for the third approach, the student pilot had to take evasive action to maneuver away from another airplane that had executed a missed instrument approach. He elected to discontinue his landing on the northbound runway and instead setup for a landing on the eastbound runway. After touchdown the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and struck a taxiway sign. The left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the grass margin bordering the runway. The pilot said there were no pre accident mechanical malfunctions or failures. ## Factual narrative On June 24, 2007, about 1057 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N567DD, veered off the runway during landing and collided with a taxiway light at Craig Municipal Airport, Jacksonville, Florida. North Florida Flight Training, Inc., was operating the airplane under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured; the airplane sustained substantial damage. The local instructional flight departed Craig at 1030. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan had been filed. The operator filed a written report. He stated that the student pilot had conducted five takeoffs and landings with his instructor prior to the accident flight. The instructor decided the student was ready for his first solo flight and exited the airplane. The student pilot completed two uneventful takeoffs and landings on runway 32. During the right downwind leg of the third landing, an airplane on a practice instrument approach executed a missed approach. According to the operator's statement, the airplane on instrument approach did not correctly follow tower personnel's clearance instructions and cut in front of the student's airplane. The student pilot took evasive action and elected to immediately setup for a landing on runway 5. After touchdown the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and struck a taxiway sign. The left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on a grass verge. In a telephone interview with a National Transporation Safety Board investigator, the student pilot stated that the airplane and engine had no mechanical failures or malfunctions during the flight. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N567DD](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N567DD), registered now, S/N 172S9971, built 2005 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming IO-360-L2A](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (registry code 41597, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9971 - Airframe hours: 1265 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360-L2A reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: North Florida Flight Training, Inc., doing business as North Florida Flight Training Inc. - Registered owner: Glenhurst, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Last inspection: 100 hour, March 1, 2007, 99 hours before - Departed: CRG, JACKSONVILLE, FL - Airport: CRG, Craig Municipal Airport, runway 5, 4,004 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 26; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 29 total, 29 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: variable at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg - Observed at: CRG ## 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 20070624012589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070624012589A), Jun 24, 2007: Cessna 172S, Jacksonville, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot's first solo. On third landing at crg Craig Municipal Jacksonville, FL, pilot lost directional control and went off runway 5. During the… From the NTSB's public API. 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