- Date
- March 10, 1997, 13:30 local (21:30 UTC)
- Place
- Oakland, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N6375DCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 21, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970310002759A
- Case key
- 29739
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Probable cause
the student pilot's failure to completely reduce the throttle after landing, and his failure to maintain proper runway alignment.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While practicing touch-and-go landings, the student pilot unknowingly left the power in on landing. During the landing rollout, the student could not maintain directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft began to move left and right across the runway. He said he began to over correct, trying to keep the aircraft on centerline instead of pulling the power. The airplane left the runway edge and hit a distance marker sign. Examination of the aircraft was conducted with no abnormalities noted.
Factual narrative
On March 10, 1997, at 1330 hours Pacific standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6375D, veered off of runway 27L and struck a distance marker sign while practicing touch-and-go landings at the Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, Oakland, California. The aircraft sustained substantial damage. The student pilot, the sole occupant, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions existed for the solo local instructional flight, and no flight plan was filed.
In his written statement the pilot reported that he, "unknowingly left the power in on landing. During the landing roll the plane became hard to control. . .after moving left and right across the runway I began over correcting trying to keep the aircraft on centerline instead of pulling the power as I should have." The airplane left the runway edge and hit a distance marker sign.
The reported winds at the time of the accident were from 240 degrees at 7 knots. An FAA airworthiness inspector reported that no mechanical abnormalities were found during an examination of the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N6375D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272761
- Airframe hours
- 10,427
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Sierra Academy Of Aeronautics
- Registered owner
- Aircraft Holdings
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility
- Last inspection
- AAIP · March 2, 1997 · 34 hours before
- Departed
- OAK
- Airport
- OAK · Metropolitan Oakland Intl, runway 27L, 6,212 × 150 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 38 total · 38 in this make and model · 38 in the last 90 days · 32 in the last 30 days · 2 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 48 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- OAK
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N6375D · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.