NTSB GAA17CA266 — 2017-05-03 · Portage County Airport, Ohio, United States

Current FAA registration · N421KR

Make / Model: CESSNA T182T
Year of manufacture: 2004 · 13 years old at event
Engine: LYCOMING TI0-540 SER (310 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 20040920
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A50047

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N421KR Cessna T182 None

Probable cause & findings

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

Factual narrative

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. 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. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12

NTSB Findings

FAA avdata. C = Cause, F = Factor.

C Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained - C
C Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot - C
— Environmental issues-Physical environment-Object/animal/substance-(general)-Contributed to outcome

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_2017_GAA17CA266.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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