Cessna 172 N9358L

Summary

On 17 November 2016 at about 15:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N9358L, operated by United States Air Force, was involved in an accident near Destin, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

17 November 2016 at 15:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Destin, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Destin Executive (DTS)

Coordinates

30.4019, -86.4733

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N9358L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1986

Engines

1

Operator

United States Air Force

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Valparaiso/Destin-Ft Walton Beach → Destin

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA17CA081

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s overcorrection with right rudder, which resulted in a loss of directional control, and the flight instructor’s delayed remedial action.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that during the landing roll of a touch-and-go the airplane was off the centerline and he added right rudder, but he "overcompensated". The flight instructor reported that the airplane drifted to the right and was about to exit the runway, so he pushed in the throttle, applied left rudder, and pulled back on the yoke to initiate a climb. The student pilot reported that as the airplane became airborne they heard a "slight bang" and thought the landing gear had struck a runway light. The flight instructor further reported that they conducted a full-stop landing to examine the landing gear, but there was no damage noted. During a postflight inspection at their home airport, it was revealed that the left horizontal stabilizer had sustained substantial damage. The flight instructor reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.