ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236705
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 June 2020 |
| Time: | 09:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R Skyhawk II |
| Owner/operator: | Hillsboro Aero Academy LLC |
| Registration: | N478ER |
| MSN: | 17280623 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1998 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 15699 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | North Las Vegas Airport (VGT/KVGT), Las Vegas, NV -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Las Vegas-North Air Terminal, NV (VGT/KVGT) |
| Las Vegas-North Air Terminal, NV (VGT/KVGT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The flight instructor reported that during the instructional flight with the student pilot on the controls to practice a soft-field takeoff, the airplane started turning to the left "drastically" shortly after the airplane became airborne. The student told the flight instructor that he could not control the airplane, so the instructor assumed control to try and realign the airplane to runway centerline and re-touch down to abort the takeoff. Despite the flight instructors control inputs, the airplane continued to veer left and exited the left side of the runway. The airplane collided with the terrain substantially damaging the left wing.
The pilot reported no mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during a soft-field takeoff and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR20CA167
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2020 07:26 | Captain Adam | Added |
| 26-Mar-2021 10:38 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
| 26-Mar-2021 10:59 | harro | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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