19990711017439A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Faribault, MN · July 11, 1999

Date: July 11, 1999 · 07:30 local
Place: Faribault, MN
Airport: Faribault Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4886G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI99LA224
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 100 total38 in this make and model

N4886GRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273433 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(.19) On July 11, 1999, at 0800 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N4886G, experienced a loss of directional control and a collision with the terrain while taking off on runway 30 at the Faribault Municipal Airport, Faribault, Minnesota. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident. (.4)the student pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left. He shut down the engine, and the airplane traveled into the grass alongside the runway where it nosed down in a small gully. Inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the airplane. The winds reported at the airport 25 minutes after the accident were from 230 degrees at 4 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON JULY 11, 1999, AT 0800 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N4886G, EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND A COLLISION WITH THE TERRAIN WHILE TAKING OFF ON RUNWAY 30 AT THE FARIBAULT MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, FARIBAULT, MINNESOTA. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED AND THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS OPERATING IN VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. (.4)THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE VEERED TO THE LEFT. HE SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE, AND THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED INTO THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY WHERE IT NOSED DOWN IN A SMALL GULLY. INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE FAILED TO REVEAL ANY FAILURE/MALFUNCTION WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED NORMAL OPERATION OF THE AIRPLANE. THE WINDS REPORTED AT THE AIRPORT 25 MINUTES AFTER THE ACCIDENT WERE FROM 230 DEGREES AT 4 KNOTS.

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 CHI99LA224Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFaribault, MNthe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run.Jul 11, 1999 · Substantial damage