Cessna 172S N22237

Summary

On 25 September 2007 at about 18:12 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N22237 was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, 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

25 September 2007 at 18:12

Classification

Accident

Location

Tyler, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Tyler Municipal (TYR)

Coordinates

32.3569, -95.4042

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N22237

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mc Kinney → Tyler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

DFW07LA207

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff. A contributing factor was the encounter with wake turbulence.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The operator reported that the flight was scheduled as a solo cross country flight for the 47-hour student pilot. The flight arrived at TYR and was topped-off with fuel. The student pilot reported that the second leg of his flight was cleared for takeoff from the 7,200-foot long, by 150-foot wide asphalt runway, behind a Continental passenger jet. Upon rotation, the airplane encountered wake turbulence from the departed jet, and the airplane was "pushed hard left." The pilot added that first instinct was to get the airplane back on the runway and in doing so, the airplane impacted the grass on the left side of the runway. The airplane continued across a crossing runway causing the airplane to become airborne. The winds at the time of the mishap were reported from 180 degrees at 8 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.