19900503013319A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172H · San Angelo, TX · May 3, 1990

Date
May 3, 1990 · 13:15 local
Place
San Angelo, TX
Airport
Ducote Airpark Airport
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3941R
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW90LA105
Reported as
Cessna 172H
Reported engine
Continental O300D
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Solo student on takeoff roll, impacted ground with right wing tip of aircraft, plane ran off runway and tipped over (.4)the student pilot preparing to take-off for a VFR supervised local area solo flight encountered an increase in wind velocity and a rapid change in wind direction. He lost control when the wind rolled the aircraft right. The pilot's subsequent control inputs resulted in the aircraft rolling left and pitching nose over. The aircraft returned to the upright position following dissipation of the kinetic energies.

As the FAA filed it

SOLO STUDENT ON TAKEOFF ROLL, IMPACTED GROUND WITH RIGHT WING TIP OF AIRCRAFT, PLANE RAN OFF RUNWAY AND TIPPED OVER (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT PREPARING TO TAKE-OFF FOR A VFR SUPERVISED LOCAL AREA SOLO FLIGHT ENCOUNTERED AN INCREASE IN WIND VELOCITY AND A RAPID CHANGE IN WIND DIRECTION. HE LOST CONTROL WHEN THE WIND ROLLED THE AIRCRAFT RIGHT. THE PILOT'S SUBSEQUENT CONTROL INPUTS RESULTED IN THE AIRCRAFT ROLLING LEFT AND PITCHING NOSE OVER. THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE UPRIGHT POSITION FOLLOWING DISSIPATION OF THE KINETIC ENERGIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.