Cessna 172S N567DD

Summary

On 24 June 2007 at about 14:57 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N567DD, operated by North Florida Flight Training, Inc., was involved in an accident near Jacksonville, 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

24 June 2007 at 14:57

Classification

Accident

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Craig Municipal Airport (CRG)

Coordinates

30.3364, -81.5144

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N567DD

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

North Florida Flight Training, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jacksonville → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX07CA193

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

After touchdown the airplane veered off the runway and struck a taxiway sign. The student pilot had just completed two uneventful solo takeoffs and landings. While on downwind for the third approach, the student pilot had to take evasive action to maneuver away from another airplane that had executed a missed instrument approach. He elected to discontinue his landing on the northbound runway and instead setup for a landing on the eastbound runway. After touchdown the airplane veered to the left, departed the runway, and struck a taxiway sign. The left landing gear collapsed, and the airplane came to rest on the grass margin bordering the runway. The pilot said there were no pre accident mechanical malfunctions or failures.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.