Cessna 172N N5803E

Summary

On 6 March 1999 at about 20:45 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5803E was involved in an accident near Orange, Texas, United States. One person was 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

6 March 1999 at 20:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Orange, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Orange County (ORG)

Coordinates

30.0991, -93.7508

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5803E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW99LA090

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing touchdown. A factor was the muddy drainage ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot lost control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing. The student reported that on his first attempted landing, he had applied right rudder to compensate for 'a small amount of westerly wind.' 'Immediately upon touchdown, the plane veered hard to the right and off of the runway.' He applied 'full power, raised flaps, removed carburetor heat and climbed out.' During the second touchdown, the aircraft veered right, and exited the runway. After exiting the runway, the aircraft encountered mud in a shallow ditch, and the nose gear separated. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.