Cessna 172S N320CP

Summary

On 22 September 2006 at about 17:20 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N320CP, operated by London Helicopters, was involved in an accident near Naples, 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

22 September 2006 at 17:20

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Naples Muni (APF)

Coordinates

26.1525, -81.7753

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N320CP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

London Helicopters

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naples → Naples

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

SEA06CA187

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to adequately compensate for wind conditions during the landing roll. A drainage ditch and wind were contributing factors.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.