Cessna 172 N80931

Summary

On 28 October 2019 at about 20:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N80931, operated by Augusta Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Augusta, Georgia, 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

28 October 2019 at 20:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Augusta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

Daniel Field (DNL)

Coordinates

33.4667, -82.0394

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N80931

Category

Airplane

Year built

1976

Engines

1

Operator

Augusta Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Augusta → Augusta

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA20CA055

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to attain sufficient airspeed to climb out of ground effect, which resulted in a descent, loss of directional control, runway excursion, and impact with a fence.  

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The solo student pilot reported that he configured the airplane for takeoff and that, during the takeoff roll, the airplane reached 55 knots and ascended about 5 ft above ground level. The airplane descended back onto the runway and veered right. He applied left rudder and pulled the throttle to idle as the airplane exited the right side of the runway. He leveled the wings and locked the brakes, and the airplane impacted a fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.