Cessna 172S N5258Y

Summary

On 26 May 2012 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172S registered N5258Y was involved in an accident near Fort Scott, Kansas, 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 May 2012 at 13:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Scott, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Fort Scott Municipal Airport (KFSK)

Coordinates

37.7983, -94.7692

Aircraft

Cessna 172S

Registration

N5258Y

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Olathe → Fort Scott

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN12CA342

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s loss of directional control during the landing roll. Contributing to the accident was the student pilot’s diverted attention to retract the flaps.

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

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During the landing roll, the student pilot looked down to verify the location of the flap lever in order to retract the flaps. When he looked up, the airplane had drifted to the left side of the runway. The student pilot attempted to correct the drift; however, the airplane departed the runway into a grassy area and impacted a rock. The nose gear separated from the airplane, and the firewall was bent. The student reported that there were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane before the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.