Cessna 172R N816KS

Summary

On 13 February 2014 at about 22:30 local time, a Cessna 172R registered N816KS, operated by Kansas State University, was involved in an accident near Ellsworth, 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

13 February 2014 at 22:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ellsworth, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Ellsworth Muni (9K7)

Coordinates

38.7503, -98.2292

Aircraft

Cessna 172R

Registration

N816KS

Category

Airplane

Year built

2000

Engines

1

Operator

Kansas State University

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Salina → Ellsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN14CA152

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot's failure to maintain 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 was on his first solo cross country flight. He reported that while landing, the airplane drifted to the left on the narrow (50 foot wide) runway. He attempted to perform a go-around, but the airplane touched down. The airplane then went to the left side of the runway where it struck plowed snow banks that were about two feet high. After striking the snow bank, the airplane nosed over.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.