Cessna 172P N51250

Summary

On 26 July 2007 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172P registered N51250, operated by Delta Connection Academy, was involved in an accident near Newport, Rhode Island, 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

26 July 2007 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Nearest airport

Newport State Arpt (UUU)

Coordinates

41.5261, -71.2756

Aircraft

Cessna 172P

Registration

N51250

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Delta Connection Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

New Haven → Newport

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL07CA109

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing roll.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that during the landing roll he began to drift off the runway and overcorrected. The airplane traveled off the runway, across the grass, and collided with a drainage ditch. The student pilot reported that there were no problems with the flight controls or engine prior to the accident. The maintenance supervisor examined the airplane, and reported that the firewall and bulkhead aft of the firewall were buckled.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.