Aviation Accident Summaries

Aviation Accident Summary GAA17CA266

Portage County Airport, OH, USA

Aircraft #1

N421KR

CESSNA T182

Analysis

The solo student pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted a culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Factual Information

The solo student pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted a culvert. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.

Probable Cause and Findings

The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.

 

Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database

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