# Accident 20001219042929A: Cessna 172M, Sturgis, SD, December 19, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 19, 2000, 13:20 local time
- Place: Sturgis, SD
- Airport: Sturgis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4094° N, 103.5095° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4094&lon=-103.5095&mi=10
- Aircraft: N13584, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13584-2017-10-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 176 total, 9 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001219042929A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AFTER SETTING THE AIRPLANE'S ELEVATOR TRIM CONTROL WHEEL TO THE TAKE-OFF SETTING, IN THE BEFORE TAKE-OFF CHECKLIST, THE PILOT INITIATED A NORMAL TAKE-OFF ON RUNWAY 29 AT STURGIS MUNI AIRPORT. THE AIRPLANE ACCELERATED BEYOND THE LEFT NOSE WHEEL AT 60 MPH SPEED TO 75-80 MPH. PILOT REDUCED POWER TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF AND CONTINUED APPLYING AFT ELEVATOR CONTROL TO BECOME AIRBORNE. HE THEN REAPPLIED POWER AND THROUGH MIS-MANAGING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, ERRATIC FLIGHT OCCURRED. HE THEN REDUCED POWER AGAIN TO LAND OFF THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-LOW ATTITUDE RESULTING IN THE NOSE GEAR BEING TORN OFF THE AIRPLANE AND THE PROPELLER STRIKING THE GROUND. THE ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE TRIM CONTROL SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. WHEN THE TRIM CONTROL INDICATOR WAS SET TO THE TAKEOFF POSITION, THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS SET TO THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION. THE PRIVATE PILOT DID NOT RECOGNIZE THE EFFECT OF THE TRIM NOR ATTEMPT TO RESET THE TRIM DURING THE TAKEOFF.

## 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 CHI01LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA051), Dec 19, 2000: Cessna 172M (N13584), Sturgis, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff and he discontinued an aborted takeoff once initiated. Factors associated with the accident were the inaccurate elevator trim…

## Other reports on N13584 (1)

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

- [Accident 20111111026409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20111111026409A), Nov 11, 2011: Cessna 172M (N13584), Sturgis, SD, Destroyed, 1 fatal. On November 11, 2011 at about 0906 MST, the student pilot was making his second solo flight from the Sturgis, SD airport. He was making a stop and go landing…

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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