ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288332
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 July 2010 |
| Time: | 09:27 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | Flight Training Of Mobile |
| Registration: | N295SP |
| MSN: | 172S9480 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2003 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 5227 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairhope, Alabama -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Fairhope, AL (4R4) |
| Fairhope, AL (4R4) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the student pilot, she began the initial takeoff roll from runway 1 for her first solo flight with control inputs for a left crosswind. The airplane started to turn right, so she partially released right rudder pressure. About 50 knots, "the nose swung left and wobbled." The student pilot then "went to add right rudder" but "was afraid of flipping it." The airplane departed the left side of the runway and traveled across a grass median, an embankment, and a taxiway, sustaining substantial damage to the fuselage. The student pilot stated that there were no pre-impact mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane. Her flight instructor reported that she had performed four "well coordinated" takeoffs and landings under similar conditions during a dual flight prior to the solo flight. A weather observation taken at the airport at the time of the accident indicated winds from 280 degrees at 6 knots.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ERA10CA358
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 21:21 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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