# Incident 20010714032659I: Cessna 172S, St Louis, MO, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: St Louis, MO
- Airport: Spirit Of St Louis Airport
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6621° N, 90.6520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at SPIRIT OF ST LOUIS (SUS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6621&lon=-90.6520&mi=10
- Aircraft: N193ME, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N193ME) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Pilot flight hours: 426 total, 350 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714032659I

## Narrative

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

(-23) DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE PILOT REPORTS THAT THE AIRCRAFT YOKE BEGAN PITCHING NOSE DOWN. SHE REACHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO RE-TRIM THE ELEVATOR WHEN THE AIRCRAFT LIFTED OFF. AT THE SAME TIME SHE NOTICED THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS ENGAGED, SHE DEPRESSED THE DISENGAGE SWITCH AND THE CONTROLS WERE IMMEDIATELY RELEASED. SHE THEN PULLED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE TO IDLE CUTOFF AND THE AIRCRAFT DESCENDED ABRUPTLY ABOUT 5 FEET AND BOUNCED. THE AIRCRAFT CAME BACK UP INTO THE AIR AND UPON SETTLING DOWN CAME TO REST ON A GRAVEL ROAD PARALLEL TO THE RUNWAY.

## Other reports on N193ME (2)

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

- [Incident 20240704008109I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240704008109I), Jul 4, 2024: Cessna 172S (N193ME), New Cumberland, PA, Minor damage. Flight training on landings was being conducted on runway 12 at Capital City Airport (cxy). Prior to the landing, both the flight instructor and student pilot…
- [Accident 20140522008379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140522008379A), May 22, 2014: Cessna 172S (N193ME), New Cumberland, PA, Substantial damage. During landing at cxy pilot experienced gusting crosswinds in excess of ATIS report. Performed 2 approaches to two different runways and upon his second…

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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