Cessna 172 N796WW
12 September 2019 · Phoenix, Arizona, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 September 2019 at about 13:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N796WW, operated by Westwind School of Aeronautic, was involved in an accident near Phoenix, Arizona, 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.
The record
- Date
- at 13:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Phoenix, Arizona, United States
- Nearest airport
- Phoenix Deer Valley (DVT)
- Coordinates
- 33.6883, -112.0825
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N796WW
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2000
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Westwind School of Aeronautic
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Phoenix → Phoenix
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- GAA19CA542
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with runway signs while attempting to maneuver back onto the runway.
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, during takeoff, the airplane drifted left off the runway. He was concerned that the takeoff was unsafe, so he decided to abort the takeoff and landed the airplane in a gravel field adjacent to the runway. He applied the brakes to slow down and attempted to maneuver the airplane back onto the runway. The right main landing gear impacted a runway sign, and the airplane veered right, crossed the runway, impacted a second runway sign, and then came to rest in a gravel field. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage aft of the nosewheel and the right horizontal stabilizer. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Aug 2019 | Cessna 172 | Chicago, Illinois, United States | T&G Flying Club | No injuries | - |
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| 10 Jul 2019 | Cessna 172 | Anji, China | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 May 2019 | Cessna 172 | Dexter, Michigan, United States | Solo Aviation | Serious injuries | - |
| 17 Nov 2019 | Cessna 172 | DuBois, Pennsylvania, United States | Hobart Aviation Inc | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 2019 | Cessna 172 | Lakeway, Texas, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
All 12,209 records for this type
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