Cessna 172N N172AN

Summary

On 4 September 1999 at about 14:10 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N172AN was involved in an accident near Lakeland, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

4 September 1999 at 14:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeland, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Lakeland-Linder Regional (LAL)

Coordinates

27.9693, -81.9392

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N172AN

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Brooksville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA99LA247

Nobody was injured.

The student pilots improper use of brakes on landing rollout resulting in a loss of directional control and subsequent collision with a ditch. Contributing to the accident was the certified flight instructors improper supervision of the student pilot.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The student pilot stated he made a normal landing to runway 23. He applied brakes on landing rollout and the airplane started to veer to the right. The CFI got on the flight controls and they both applied left rudder with negative results. The airplane continued off the right side of the runway, through the grass, and collided with a ditch. A functional check of the brakes revealed no deficiencies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.