Primary finding
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go landing.
Investigator assessment
Analysis narrative
A solo student pilot was practicing touch-and-go landings when the aircraft went off the left side of the runway during a landing. The aircraft's right wing tip hit the ground as it came to a stop in the soft rough terrain. The wind was from 190 degrees at 8 knots.
Source record
Factual narrative
On December 29, 1994, at 1445 mountain standard time, a Cessna 172N, N737ZJ, was substantially damaged while landing near Albuquerque, New Mexico. No flight plan was filed and visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the local instructional flight. The solo student pilot was not injured. The pilot/operator report stated the following information. The pilot was practicing touch-and-goes on Runway 22 at Double Eagle II Airport, Albuquerque, New Mexico. The second touch-and-go resulted in "loss of directional control." The aircraft subsequently went off the runway to the south (left). The right wing tip hit the ground, as the airplane came to a stop in the soft rough terrain. Wind was from 190 degrees at 8 knots. -