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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172RG · Monroe, WA · September 23, 1997

Date: September 23, 1997 · 15:30 local
Place: Monroe, WA
Airport: Firstair Field Airport
Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N64ML
NTSB investigation: NTSBSEA97LA214
Reported as: Cessna 172RG
Reported engine: Lycoming O360F1A6
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,650 total178 in this make and model124 in the last 90 days

N64MLRegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Cessna 172RGS/N 172RG0081 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172RG Engine modelLycoming O&VO-360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot lost control during departure and hit 62161 that was parked next to runway. (.4) the flight instructor (CFI) was giving instruction on short field takeoffs to a commercial pilot (dual student) who was training to be a CFI. The dual student, seated in the right seat, taxied to the runway, selected no flaps, added full power and released the brakes. The airplane prematurely became airborne at 40 knots and the dual student lost directional control. The CFI immediately took control of the airplane. Despite her attempts to maintain directional control and/or increase airspeed, the airplane veered away from the runway while flying about 10 feet above it. The airplane struck another airplane that was parked about 20 feet from the runway's edge. The collision tore the entire right horizontal stabilizer off of the airplane that the CFI was flying. The CFI continued to climb to about 500 feet above the ground, entered the traffic pattern, and landed the airplane safely onto runway 7.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING DEPARTURE AND HIT 62161 THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO RUNWAY. (.4) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS TO A COMMERCIAL PILOT (DUAL STUDENT) WHO WAS TRAINING TO BE A CFI. THE DUAL STUDENT, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT, TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, SELECTED NO FLAPS, ADDED FULL POWER AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE PREMATURELY BECAME AIRBORNE AT 40 KNOTS AND THE DUAL STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. DESPITE HER ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR INCREASE AIRSPEED, THE AIRPLANE VEERED AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY WHILE FLYING ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE IT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ANOTHER AIRPLANE THAT WAS PARKED ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY'S EDGE. THE COLLISION TORE THE ENTIRE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OFF OF THE AIRPLANE THAT THE CFI WAS FLYING. THE CFI CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE SAFELY ONTO RUNWAY 7.

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 SEA97LA214Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportMonroe, WAThe failure of the flight instructor to adequately perform remedial action, and her failure to abort the takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident include the premature rotation of the airplane by the dual student, the failure of the dual student to…Sep 23, 1997 · Substantial damage

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Accident 20040113000459APractice Training Manuevers · Enumclaw, WA(-23) Cam followers broke apart in area that contacts camshaft leading to aircraft accidents. The part failure caused the lower loss and emergency landing off airport.Jan 13, 2004 · Substantial damage