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Orange, TX
The student pilot lost control of the airplane during a touch-and-go landing. The student reported that on his first attempted landing, he had applied right rudder to compensate for 'a small amount of westerly wind.' 'Immediately upon touchdown, the plane veered hard to the right and off of the runway.' He applied 'full power, raised flaps, removed carburetor heat and climbed out.' During the second touchdown, the aircraft veered right, and exited the runway. After exiting the runway, the aircraft encountered mud in a shallow ditch, and the nose gear separated. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted.
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing touchdown. A factor was the muddy drainage ditch.
On March 6, 1999, at 1445 central standard time, a Cessna 172N airplane, N5803E, was substantially damaged during landing at the Orange County Airport, Orange, Texas. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and a flight plan was not filed for the 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 solo instructional flight. The airplane was registered to and operated by Baldwin Aviation, Inc. of Orange, Texas. The student pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The local flight originated at 1415. The student pilot reported in the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1/2, that he was practicing touch-and-go landings on runway 04. On the first landing, he had applied right rudder to compensate for "a small amount of westerly wind. Immediately upon touchdown, the plane veered hard to the right and off of the runway. I distinctly remember hearing the stall indicator, so I feel like the plane must have been in a nose up attitude." He applied "full power, raised flaps, removed carburetor heat and climbed out to the east." During the second touchdown, the aircraft veered right, and exited the runway. After exiting the runway, the aircraft encountered mud in a "small shallow drainage depression (shallow ditch)," and the nose gear separated. The aircraft nosed over and came to rest inverted. The student pilot reported that the winds were light and variable at the time of the accident. Examination of the aircraft by the operator revealed that the firewall, vertical stabilizer, and both wings were damaged.