Cessna 172S N24350

Summary

On 12 November 2011 at about 15:50 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N24350, operated by Westwind Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, 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

12 November 2011 at 15:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Nearest airport

Deer Valley Airport (DVT)

Coordinates

33.6881, -112.0825

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N24350

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Westwind Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Phoenix → Phoenix

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR12CA038

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's inadequate directional control during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during a touch-and-go practice landing and takeoff, he landed the airplane and applied power to take off. As the airplane accelerated, it began to veer to the left. Despite the student pilot's control inputs, the airplane continued to veer to the left, exited the runway surface, struck a ditch, and nosed over, which resulted in substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. The student pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.