ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234122
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 March 2020 |
| Time: | 15:35 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S Skyhawk SP |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N66046 |
| MSN: | 172S9786 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2005 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 11025 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palm Beach County Park Airport (LNA/KLNA), West Palm Beach, FL -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | West Palm Beach, FL (LNA) |
| West Palm Beach, FL (LNA) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the flight instructor, after a normal preflight inspection and engine run-up, the student pilot taxied to the runway for takeoff and began the takeoff roll. Everything seemed normal as the airplane accelerated; however, as the airplane rotated, it started to yaw left. The instructor attempted to assist the student correct the left yaw by applying right rudder. He was unable to correct the left yaw, so he took over the flight controls and aborted the takeoff. The airplane bounced to the left and impacted a retention pond bank. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported that the forward fuselage and firewall were buckled, that the nosewheel steerage linkage was broken, and that rust was noted on the fractured surfaces.
Probable Cause: The failure of the nosewheel steerage linkage during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with an obstacle during an attempted aborted landing.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2020 01:48 | Geno | Added |
| 18-Mar-2020 13:41 | RobertMB | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-Sep-2020 16:54 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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