ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 289355
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 April 2011 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 |
| Owner/operator: | |
| Registration: | N4072F |
| MSN: | 36972 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3284 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300 SERIES |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mesa, Arizona -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) |
| Mesa-Falcon Field, AZ (MSC/KFFZ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot was performing the first of three planned touch-and-go landings and takeoffs. During the landing roll, the airplane began to drift to the left. The pilot applied right rudder input, and the airplane nosed over, sustaining substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and rudder. Postaccident examination revealed evidence, including damage to the left side of the nose wheel rim and a bending overstress separation of the left steering rod tube, indicative of excessive side loading during landing. Further examination of the steering system did not reveal evidence of any preimpact anomalies that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's inadequate directional control during the landing roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR11LA211
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2022 12:49 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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