Cessna 172R N999UF

Summary

On 10 October 2013 at about 16:30 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N999UF was involved in an accident near Tomball, 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

10 October 2013 at 16:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Tomball, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

David Wayne Hooks Memorial (DWH)

Coordinates

30.1219, -95.5594

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N999UF

Category

Airplane

Year built

1998

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Tomball → Tomball

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA023

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot delay in aborting the takeoff which resulted in the airplane going off the end of the runway and impacting trees.

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

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The solo student pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing and touched down too far down the runway. The student pilot trimmed the airplane, raised the flaps and advanced the throttle for takeoff. He became unsure of the runway distance remaining so he reduced the throttle to idle and applied the brakes to abort the takeoff. The brakes locked up several times while he kept the airplane on the runway centerline. Realizing the airplane was not slowing enough, the student pilot lowered the airplane's flaps to 30 degrees and pushed forward on the control yoke to add drag and decrease lift. The airplane slowed, but not enough to stop it from going off the end of the runway and impacting trees. The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane prior to the accident.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.