N506SP is a 2000 Cessna 172S. It is a fixed-wing single-engine aircraft with 4 seats, powered by a Lycoming I0360 SER rated at 180 horsepower. The registration is active, with the registrant based in Fairfield, NJ. Its standard airworthiness certificate was issued in Jan 2000. It has been registered to its current owner since Jan 2023. This page also carries 1 NTSB event.
- 26 years old
- 1 of 3,227 Cessna 172S
2023
2000
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The student pilot was returning to his home airport following a solo cross country flight. He obtained the airport's automated weather advisory, and learned that the winds were reported to be variable at 6 knots. He subsequently entered the airport traffic pattern and attempted to land the airplane. The pilot was having difficulty with the wind gusts and became uncomfortable as the airplane touched down on the runway, so he aborted the landing. During the second landing attempt, the pilot crabbed the airplane until just before touchdown. Immediately after touchdown, a gust of wind from the right blew the airplane left. The pilot "lost control" and the airplane departed the left side of the runway, crossed a grassy area and a taxiway, and struck a taxiway sign. During the collision the left main landing gear collapsed and the left horizontal stabilizer was substantially damaged. The weather conditions reported about 40 minutes after the accident included a 20-degree right quartering headwind at 8 knots. The pilot reported that there were no pre-accident mechanical malfunctions or failures of the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
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About the Cessna 172S
About the modelThe Skyhawk SP — the current-production 172, four-seat and high-wing, with a fuel-injected engine and, on later aircraft, a glass panel. The standard trainer at many flight schools.