NONE · CESSNA 172S · 2012-07-09 · Allentown, PA, USA
Event
NTSB number
ERA12LA445
Event ID
20120712X43137
Type
Accident
Date
2012-07-09
Location
Allentown, PA, USA
Coordinates
40.570278, -75.488334
Injuries
Highest injury
NONE
Fatal
0
Serious
0
Minor
0
Uninjured
2
Total aboard
2
Aircraft
Make
CESSNA
Model
172S
Registration
N680MA
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and a subsequent impact with a gopher hole, and the flight instructor's inadequate supervision of the student pilot and his delayed remedial action.