Cessna 172N N737ET

Summary

On 3 December 2011 at about 20:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737ET, operated by Stewart Aviation, was involved in an accident near Wauseon, Ohio, 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

3 December 2011 at 20:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Wauseon, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Fulton County (USE)

Coordinates

41.6103, -84.1272

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737ET

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Stewart Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Wauseon → Wauseon

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA099

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's loss of directional control during landing.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot lost directional control during the sixth landing on his initial solo flight. He reported experiencing a shifting wind at the time of the accident. The airplane departed the runway pavement and encountered a ditch, resulting in substantial damage to the right wing. The pilot commented that he might have used the wrong rudder pedal in his attempt to maintain directional control. He stated that there were no failures or malfunctions associated with the airplane prior the accident. The local wind was recorded at 6 knots or less during the 2-hour period surrounding the time of the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.