Cessna 172S N967SP

Summary

On 14 April 2007 at about 14:43 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N967SP, operated by Naples Air Center, 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

14 April 2007 at 14:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Naples, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Naples Municipal Airport (APF)

Coordinates

26.1514, -81.7719

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N967SP

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Naples Air Center

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Naples → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA103

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A contributing factor to the accident was the runway marker sign.

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

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The airplane veered off the left side of the runway during landing and hit a runway marker sign. The pilot reported that the airplane touched down on runway 14 (5,000 feet by 100 feet, asphalt) with "left aileron in" and "slight" right rudder because winds were from approximately 110 degrees magnetic. After touchdown, she applied full engine power and additional right rudder because the airplane was not established on the runway centerline. The airplane veered to the left and the pilot "reduced power to idle and braked." The right main landing gear collided with a runway marker sign which caused the gear assembly to separate from the airplane. The left brake, nose wheel steering and rudder operation were tested and found to operate as designed.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.