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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Palo Alto, CA · October 3, 1991

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Date
October 3, 1991 · 09:54 local
Place
Palo Alto, CA
Airport
Palo Alto Airport-Santa Clara Cou
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3318E
NTSB investigation
NTSBLAX92LA003
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
140 total140 in this make and model56 in the last 90 days
N3318ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271502 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Drifted nose high off runway on takeoff. Stall mushed. Struck trees. Rudder trim 50 percent off neutral.

As the FAA filed it

DRIFTED NOSE HIGH OFF RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF. STALL MUSHED. STRUCK TREES. RUDDER TRIM 50 PERCENT OFF NEUTRAL.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB LAX92LA003Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportPalo Alto, CAAn inflight los of control due to the failure of the student pilot to correctly configure the rudder trim for takeoff.Oct 3, 1991 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N3318E · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 20120108000749ITaxi · Hawthorne, CAAirman landed after hours, tower was closed. During taxi to parking, aircraft landing light began turning on and off. Airman reached down to work landing switch, and during this distraction, ran over taxi lights.Jan 8, 2012 · Substantial damageAccident 20071117827099ATouch And Go Landing · Atwater, CA(-23) On 11/17/2007 the student pilot [privacy data omitted] was conducting his first solo flight at Castle Airport (mer) in Atwater, CA when the accident occurred. The pilot was performing his second touch-and-go maneuver and landed on the centerline on…Nov 17, 2007 · Substantial damage