NTSB CAROL · Event
Event WPR24LA219
Registry · N2835Q
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA 172L
Year of manufacture
1971 · 53 years old at event
Engine
LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date
19710627
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A2DC36
Registrant of record
SAN FERNANDO AVIATION LLC
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Probable cause & findings
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.
Factual narrative
The student pilot reported that while performing a touch-and-go takeoff roll, the airplane exited the left side of the runway and struck a taxiway sign and taxiway lighting. Subsequently, the left main landing gear collapsed. The airplane came to rest on its left wing, left elevator and horizontal stabilizer, which resulted in substantial damage to the left elevator. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. At the time of the accident, the pilot was taking off on runway 25, with wind from 270° at 13 knots. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database Retrieved: 2026-02-12
NTSB Findings
Hierarchical cause / factor breakdown from the FAA bulk avdata database. Each finding tagged C (Cause) or F (Factor).
- — Personnel issues-Task performance-Use of equip/info-Aircraft control-Student/instructed pilot
- — Aircraft-Aircraft oper/perf/capability-Performance/control parameters-Directional control-Not attained/maintained
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_2024_WPR24LA219.txt.
Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb.
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