Cessna 172 N1180U

Summary

On 20 November 2015 at about 19:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N1180U, operated by Hawk Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Rush City, Minnesota, 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

20 November 2015 at 19:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Rush City, Minnesota, United States

Nearest airport

Rush City Rgnl (ROS)

Coordinates

45.6981, -92.9517

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N1180U

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Hawk Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Rush City → Rush City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN16CA070

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot did not maintain directional control of the airplane and applied excessive right rudder 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 completing his first solo flight and had already done eight takeoffs and landings. On the ninth landing, the airspeed was higher than normal and the airplane porpoised. When the airplane touched down the student pilot applied excessive right rudder. The airplane veered right and departed the right side of the runway into the soft wet ground. The airplane nosed into the mud and then came to rest upright. The left wing impacted the ground and was substantially damaged. The operator reported there were no pre-impact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.