# Accident 19990628007849A: Cessna 172P, Gaithersburg, MD, June 28, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1999, 10:05 local time
- Place: Gaithersburg, MD
- Airport: Montgomery County Arpk Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1699° N, 77.1793° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1699&lon=-77.1793&mi=10
- Aircraft: N62284, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N62284-2000-05-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 221 total, 114 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990628007849A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ACFT LEFT WING DIPPED ON TAKE-OFF, AND THE ACFT CRASHED INTO SOME TREES, OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNKNOWN. (.4)THE PILOT FLEW A 30-MINUTE FLIGHT, LANDED, AND TAXIED BACK FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF.  THE AIRPLANE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL AT THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE GROSS WEIGHT.  THE PILOT ROTATED AT 50 KNOTS, 5 KNOTS BELOW THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED ROTATION SPEED.  THE AIRPLANE PITCHED UP AND ROTATED TO THE LEFT.  THE PILOT SAID HE MAINTAINED FULL POWER AND ATTEMPTED TO REGAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL.  HE SAID, 'I DID NOT WANT TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE; I WANTED TO FLY THE AIRPLANE OUT OF TROUBLE.'  THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.  EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET IN THE FULL NOSE-UP POSITION.  THE PILOT REPORTED THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL DEFICIENCIES WITH THE AIRPLANE.                   (-23)THE PILOT TOOK OFF FROM RUNWAY 32 AT MONTGOMERY COUNTY AIRPARK (GAI).  SURFACE WINDS WERE REPORTED TO BE IN THE AREA AS RANGING FROM 200 TO 210 DEGREES AT THE EIGHT TO 11 KNOTS.  AFTER ROTATION AND LEFT OFF, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING OF THE AIRPLANE HIT A TR                                            EE APPROXIMATELY 48 FEET FROM THE LEFT EDGE OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 1625 FEET BEYOND THE BEGINNING OF THE BEINNING OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE TURNED AROUND 180 DEGREES BEFORE STOPPING ABOUT 75 BEYOND THE TREE AND 1700 FEET BEYOND THE BEGINNING OF THE RUNWAY.  THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND TO BE SET NEARLY FULLY UP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB IAD99FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD99FA051), Jun 28, 1999: Cessna 172P (N62284), Gaithersburg, MD, substantial damage. Probable cause: was the pilot's failure to obtain the proper rotation speed and his subsequent loss of directional control. A factor in the accident was the improper setting of the elevator trim.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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