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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172S · Selingsgrove, PA · November 4, 2000

Date: November 4, 2000 · 16:30 local
Place: Selingsgrove, PA
Airport: Penn Valley Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N369LP
Reported as: Cessna 172S
Reported engine: Lycoming IO360L2A
Pilot’s flight hours: 110 total2 in this make and model8 in the last 90 days

N369LPRegistration cancelled Feb 19, 2008 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8190 · Built 1999 Airframe modelCessna 172S Engine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot completed two "touch and go" landings and takeoffs with a flight instructor. Pilot attempted third takeoff without flight instructor on runway 35 with a 6KT nw wind. While on takeoff roll near rotation speed (vr) pilot noticed he was left of the runway centerline. He had little rudder input and attempted to correct the aileron; then stated "the aircraft got away from him". He elected to abort the takeoff. After skidding approx. 200', the aircraft came to a full stop off the end of the runway. The pilot then taxied the aircraft to parking and terminated flight operations.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT COMPLETED TWO "TOUCH AND GO" LANDINGS AND TAKEOFFS WITH A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR. PILOT ATTEMPTED THIRD TAKEOFF WITHOUT FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ON RUNWAY 35 WITH A 6KT NW WIND. WHILE ON TAKEOFF ROLL NEAR ROTATION SPEED (VR) PILOT NOTICED HE WAS LEFT OF THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE. HE HAD LITTLE RUDDER INPUT AND ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT THE AILERON; THEN STATED "THE AIRCRAFT GOT AWAY FROM HIM". HE ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. AFTER SKIDDING APPROX. 200', THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A FULL STOP OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT THEN TAXIED THE AIRCRAFT TO PARKING AND TERMINATED FLIGHT OPERATIONS.