ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196210
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| Date: | Monday 19 June 2017 |
| Time: | 18:23 |
| Type: |  Van's RV-12 |
| Owner/operator: | Lane Community College |
| Registration: | N234VA |
| MSN: | S12008 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2014 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1051 hours |
| Engine model: | Rotax 912ULS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mahlon Sweet Field Airport (KEUG), Eugene, OR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Eugene, OR (EUG) |
| Eugene, OR (EUG) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight school director, the student pilot was conducting stop-and-go landings during a solo flight. He added that the student pilot reported that, during takeoff, the airplane began to “fishtail,” the pilot reduced power, but the airplane continued to the left, exited the runway, and impacted a taxiway sign.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage.
The flight school director reported that, according to the student pilot, there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N234VA
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jun-2017 05:35 | Geno | Added |
| 20-Jun-2017 14:07 | Geno | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Sep-2017 07:05 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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