Cessna 172 N737TR

Summary

On 16 March 2006 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N737TR, operated by Avion Air Academy, was involved in an accident near Leesburg, Florida, 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

16 March 2006 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Leesburg, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Leesburg Regional Airport (LEE)

Coordinates

28.8175, -81.8092

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N737TR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Avion Air Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Gainesville → Leesburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA06CA065

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll resulting in collision with a taxiway sign.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he performed a normal landing. After all three wheels were down; the airplane began to veer toward the left side of the runway. He tried applying right rudder, but could not control the airplane in time before it hit a taxiway sign on the left side of the runway. The airplane then went across the runway and stopped on the grass. He secured the airplane before exiting. The flight instructor who endorsed the solo flight stated that the student pilot was not authorized to land at the accident airport. The operator stated that there were no mechanical failures or malfunctions to the airplane or any of its systems prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.