# NTSB Accident MIA02LA002
> **Cessna 172R** · 2001-10-01 · Wauchula, FL, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** MIA02LA002
- **Event ID:** 20011010X02058
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2001-10-01
- **Location:** Wauchula, FL, USA
- **Coordinates:** 27.540792, -81.799095
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 172R
- **Registration:** N851CP
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft while attempting to take off after executing a touch-and-go landing, in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway, and incurring substantial damage when it collided with a ditch.

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