ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 347471
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| Date: | Wednesday 1 November 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Fly Southern |
| Registration: | 4R-FSA |
| MSN: | 17268555 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1977 |
| Cycles: | 5208 flights |
| Engine model: | Lycoming-O-360-A4M |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Category: | Incident |
| Location: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
| Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) | |
| Investigating agency: | Sri Lanka DCA |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Cessna 172N Skyhawk veered off the runway and came to a rest in the grass as it landed at Ratmalana International Airport, Ratmalana, Western Province in Sri Lanka. No injuries were reported.
PROBABLE CAUSE
The probable cause of this incident was student pilot’s inability to maintain directional control during landing roll by applying correct flight control inputs and wheel breaks due to fatigue induced by the number of dual trainings carried out on the same day and lack of experience due to non-continuous training pattern.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
https://www.itnnews.lk/2023/11/01/527184/
https://www.jetphotos.com/photo/10675832
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 27 June 1984 | N733UH | Private | 0 | Everett, WA |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2023 09:32 | Prometheus | Added |
| 01-Nov-2023 12:52 | Prometheus | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 14:49 | hmmptwizzle | Updated |
| 01-Nov-2023 19:04 | RobertMB | Updated |
| 07-Nov-2023 08:11 | Prometheus | Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Embed code] |
| 08-Jan-2024 10:54 | harro | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Narrative, Accident report] |
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