Accident · 2001-10-01

NTSB case MIA02LA002 · Cessna 172R · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 2001-10-01
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Cessna 172R (N851CP)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: Eagle Aviation Academy LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): Eagle Aviation Academy

Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft while attempting to take off after executing a touch-and-go landing, in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway, and incurring substantial damage when it collided with a ditch.

Source: NTSB case MIA02LA002

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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