- Date
- February 26, 2003, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cincinnati, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N733XPCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 30, 2003
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FAA/FSDO
- FAA report
- 20030226004169A
- Case key
- 56569
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
While executing a touch-and-go, the student pilot advanced the throttle to the takeoff position. The airplane then veered left, exited the runway, and impacted a snow bank. The pilot did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, and no preimpact failures were identified during the examination of the wreckage.
Factual narrative
On February 26, 2003, about 1530 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N733XP, was substantially damaged during a touch-and-go landing at the Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport (ISZ), Cincinnati, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the local solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the student pilot stated that when the airplane touched down, he advanced the throttle to the takeoff position. The airplane then veered left, exited the runway, and impacted a snow bank. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the nose wheel was collapsed and the firewall was deformed. The pilot did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, and no preimpact failures were identified during the examination of the wreckage.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N733XP
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17268633
- Airframe hours
- 7,112
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Schmidt Aviation
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · December 24, 2002 · 48 hours before
- Departed
- ISZ · Cincinnati, OH
- Destination
- ISZ
- Airport
- ISZ · Cincinnati-Blue Ash, runway 6, 3,499 × 75 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Student pilot
- Age
- 35
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 57 total · 57 in this make and model · 57 as pilot in command · 20 in the last 90 days · 6 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 36 °F
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 N733XP · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.