Probable cause
The student pilot’s failure to maintain directional control during a touch-and-go.
NTSB analysis
The solo student pilot reported that, during a touch-and-go, the airplane veered off the runway to the left and impacted a culvert.
The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.
The student reported that there were no preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Text from the NTSB. Open the NTSB docket for GAA17CA266 for the full record.
Event
- Date
- May 3, 2017
- Type
- Accident
- Place
- Portage County Airport, Ohio
- Nearest airport
- Portage County (POV)
- Highest injury
- None
- Weather
- Visual (VMC)
- Light
- Day
Cessna T182
- N-number
- N421KR
- Category
- Airplane
- Year built
- 2004
- Damage
- Substantial
- Operating rule
- Part 91 (general aviation)
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
From the NTSB aviation accident database: N-registered aircraft, events since 2008, data through Oct 28, 2026. The file is published monthly, so the latest weeks are incomplete and recent records can change. The official source is the NTSB aviation investigation search. CheckAero is independent and not affiliated with the NTSB.