N12267 is a 1973 Cessna 172M. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming 0-320 series rated at 180 horsepower. Its registration was cancelled in Aug 1973. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in May 2021. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
FAA recordRegistered in Columbus, MS in 2018 · deregistered in 1973.
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According to the student pilot, he was performing touch-and-go takeoffs and landings following his first cross-country solo flight. He reported that during his last landing, the airplane touched down "all the way to the right side of the runway" so he aborted the landing. He shut off the carburetor heat and applied power, and the airplane's nose pitched up and turned to the left. The airplane impacted the grass safety area on the left side of the runway in a nose down attitude. The airplane came to rest inverted and sustained substantial damage to the right-wing lift strut and aileron.
According to the operator, the pilot reported that during the aborted landing, he increased the power and the airplane veered to the left. The airplane exited the left side of the runway and the main landing gear struck a drainage culvert, and the airplane came to rest inverted.
The student pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Cessna 172M
About the modelA Skyhawk of the mid-production era, four-seat and high-wing with a fixed tricycle gear. Among the most numerous variants on the US registry, and a mainstay of flight schools and private owners alike.