Cessna 172R N354ES

Summary

On 9 July 2008 at about 15:54 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N354ES, operated by Ahart Aviation, Inc., was involved in an accident near Byron, California, 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

9 July 2008 at 15:54

Classification

Accident

Location

Byron, California, United States

Nearest airport

Byron Airport (C83)

Coordinates

37.8283, -121.6258

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N354ES

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Ahart Aviation, Inc.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Livermore → Byron

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX08CA222

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he was practicing touch-and-go landings at Byron Airport on runway 5. The wind was nearly calm. His third approach to the runway, with 30 degrees of wing flaps extended, was normal. The airplane touched down at near its stall speed without incident. After touching down softly, the airplane suddenly veered left. The pilot reported that he attempted to redirect the airplane back toward the runway, but he was not successful. The airplane impacted a taxiway directional sign, and the left wing's lift strut was bent. No mechanical failures or malfunctions were reported by the student pilot during the flight. The Federal Aviation Administration coordinator reported that a subsequent examination of the airplane by the flight school's operator revealed the brakes functioned normally following the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.