# NTSB SEA06CA187: Cessna 172S, N320CP, Naples, FL, September 22, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 22, 2006, 13:20 local (17:20 UTC) - Place: Naples, FL - Coordinates: 26.1525, -81.775276 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1525&lon=-81.7753&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report February 26, 2007 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64583 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA06CA187 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64583/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA187 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. A drainage ditch and wind were contributing factors. ## 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 - compensation for wind conditions - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) ## Analysis In a written statement the student pilot reported that he had completed a practice landing and was applying power in preparation for another takeoff when the aircraft encountered a "wind gust" from the right. The pilot reported that he applied corrective actions, rudder and aileron, however, the airplane veered off the runway and collided with a ditch. At the time of the accident the pilot's total flight time was 19.7 hours. The pilot's first solo flight was on September 21, 2006. The 1323 METAR observation at Naples was, in part, wind from 140 degrees at 8 knots, visibility unrestricted at 10 statute miles. ## Factual narrative On September 22, 2006, about 1320 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172S, N320CP, sustained substantial damage subsequent to a runway excursion and collision with a ditch while landing on runway 14 at Naples Municipal Airport, Naples, Florida. The airplane is owned by CP, LLC, of Naples, and was being operated by London Helicopters, Inc, as a visual flight rules (VFR) instructional flight under the provisions of Title 14, CFR Part 91, when the accident occurred. The student pilot, the sole occupant of the airplane, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan had been filed for the local flight. In a written statement the student pilot reported that he had completed a practice landing and was applying power in preparation for another takeoff when the aircraft encountered a "wind gust" from the right. The pilot reported that he applied corrective actions, rudder and aileron, however, the airplane veered off the runway and collided with a ditch. At the time of the accident the pilot's total flight time was 19.7 hours. The pilot's first solo flight was on September 21, 2006. The 1323 METAR observation at Naples was, in part, wind from 140 degrees at 8 knots, visibility unrestricted at 10 statute miles, temperature 33 degrees C, dew point 23 degrees C, altimeter 30.04 inches of Hg. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N320CP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N320CP-2011-12-27), registration cancelled 2011-12-27, S/N 172S10249, built 2006 (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: 172S10249 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: London Helicopters, doing business as London Aviation Group - Registered owner: Cp, LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: APF, Naples, FL - Destination: APF, Naples, FL - Flight plan: Unknown - Airport: APF, Naples Muni, runway 14, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 46; injuries: none; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2; flight hours: 19 total, 19 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 140° at 8 knots - Temperature: 91 °F, dew point 73 °F - Altimeter: 30.04 inHg ## 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 20060922031039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060922031039A), Sep 22, 2006: Cessna 172S, Naples, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot, loss of control practicing touch and goes. Initially reported as an incident. After airworthiness inspector [privacy data omitted]… 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. 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