Cessna 172L N2835Q

Summary

On 29 June 2024 at about 01:02 local time, a Cessna 172L registered N2835Q, operated by Registration Pending, was involved in an accident near Oxnard, California, 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

29 June 2024 at 01:02

Classification

Accident

Location

Oxnard, California, United States

Nearest airport

Oxnard (OXR)

Coordinates

34.2008, -119.2072

Aircraft

Cessna 172L

Registration

N2835Q

Category

Airplane

Year built

1971

Engines

1

Operator

Registration Pending

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Camarillo → Oxnard

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

WPR24LA219

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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

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The student pilot reported that while performing a touch-and-go takeoff roll, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign and taxiway lighting. Subsequently, the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on its left wing, left elevator and horizontal stabilizer, which resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off on runway 25, with wind from 270° at 13 knots.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.