Cessna 172 N65645

Summary

On 2 July 2016 at about 13:45 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N65645, operated by Wayman Aviation LLC., was involved in an accident near Pembroke Pines, Florida, 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

2 July 2016 at 13:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Pembroke Pines, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

North Perry (HWO)

Coordinates

25.9983, -80.2414

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N65645

Category

Airplane

Year built

1982

Engines

1

Operator

Wayman Aviation LLC.

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Pembroke Pines → Pembroke Pines

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA360

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the landing flare, which resulted in a runway excursion, and impact with a sign.

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 flare of his second solo, after the main landing gear touched down the "nose of the airplane swung" to the right. He further reported that he attempted to correct with left rudder, and that this is where "he lost control of the airplane". The airplane veered off the runway to the left, impacted an airport sign, and came to a stop at an intersecting taxi way.   The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot did not report any mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.