MERIDIANVILLE, AL, USA
N739RN
CESSNA 172N
THE STUDENT PILOT WAS EXECUTING A PRACTICE TOUCH AND GO LANDING. HE STATED THAT AFTER A SMOOTH LANDING, HE ADDED POWER TO GO AROUND FOR ANOTHER LANDING. AFTER ADDING POWER, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT. HE STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE AIRCRAFT LEFT TURN PRIOR TO DEPARTURE OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT HIT A DITCH EMBANKMENT, AND THEN NOSED OVER.
On January 16, 1995, at 1600 central standard time, a Cessna 172N, N739RN, collided with a ditch following a loss of directional control while landing at the Huntsville Airport North, in Meridianville, Alabama. The student pilot had minor injuries, and the aircraft was substantially damaged. The aircraft was operated under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 by Cowell Aviation, Inc. Visual meteorological conditions existed at the time, and no flight plan was filed for the local, solo-instructional flight. The flight originated at 1545. The student pilot was performing his initial solo flight. He entered the traffic pattern to practice touch and go landings. During the first landing, he lost directional control of the aircraft. The aircraft veered off the left side of the runway, and collided with a ditch. The aircraft then flipped over, resulting in structural damage to the airframe.
The failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the aircraft.
Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database
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