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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Olive Branch, MS · October 21, 2003

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Date
October 21, 2003 · 09:15 local
Place
Olive Branch, MS
Airport
Olive Branch Airport
Phase of flight
To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N75510
NTSB investigation
NTSBMIA04FA007
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
39 total36 in this make and model17 in the last 90 days
N75510Registration cancelled Apr 6, 2007 · Cessna 172NS/N 17267771 · Built 1976Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 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) Student pilot was taking off to the south on runway 18. A witness stated at approximately 0920, AWOS reported winds 270 @ 8 g 14. The student pilot was limited to making solo flights in a Cessna 172 with 5 knots or less crosswind component. Witness reported seeing the aircraft in a pitch attitude, rolling to the left. The aircraft impacted the ground at a 20-30 degree angle. Damage to the aircraft indicated the left wing struck first, followed by a simultaneous impact of the left main and nose landing gears. The propeller/engine area struck, breaking the crankshaft just aft of the propeller. The right wing hit next, the aircraft then went inverted, struck the ground again, and slid approximately 80 feet. Unable to determine at what point the tail section of the aircraft was broken at the rear window frame. A post accident measurement was taken by a Cessna representative at the flap jackscrew assembly, which he extrapolated to a 20 degree flap setting. No significant mechanical findings were noted.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) STUDENT PILOT WAS TAKING OFF TO THE SOUTH ON RUNWAY 18. A WITNESS STATED AT APPROXIMATELY 0920, AWOS REPORTED WINDS 270 @ 8 G 14. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS LIMITED TO MAKING SOLO FLIGHTS IN A CESSNA 172 WITH 5 KNOTS OR LESS CROSSWIND COMPONENT. WITNESS REPORTED SEEING THE AIRCRAFT IN A PITCH ATTITUDE, ROLLING TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND AT A 20-30 DEGREE ANGLE. DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT INDICATED THE LEFT WING STRUCK FIRST, FOLLOWED BY A SIMULTANEOUS IMPACT OF THE LEFT MAIN AND NOSE LANDING GEARS. THE PROPELLER/ENGINE AREA STRUCK, BREAKING THE CRANKSHAFT JUST AFT OF THE PROPELLER. THE RIGHT WING HIT NEXT, THE AIRCRAFT THEN WENT INVERTED, STRUCK THE GROUND AGAIN, AND SLID APPROXIMATELY 80 FEET. UNABLE TO DETERMINE AT WHAT POINT THE TAIL SECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BROKEN AT THE REAR WINDOW FRAME. A POST ACCIDENT MEASUREMENT WAS TAKEN BY A CESSNA REPRESENTATIVE AT THE FLAP JACKSCREW ASSEMBLY, WHICH HE EXTRAPOLATED TO A 20 DEGREE FLAP SETTING. NO SIGNIFICANT MECHANICAL FINDINGS WERE NOTED.

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 MIA04FA007Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportOlive Branch, MSThe student pilot's failure to maintain airspeed (Vso), which resulted in an inadvertent stall/spin, an uncontrolled descent, and an impact with terrain. A factor in the accident was his failure to follow the airplane's operating checklist and retract the…Oct 21, 2003 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N75510 · 2

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

Incident 19960119001819IFcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise · Memphis, TNNarrative: during routine traffic surveillance @ 1500 ft. pilot noticed rapping noise from engine, then headed back toward olive branch apt. (In contact with Memphis approach control advised ATC of engine problems. Engine loss of power after a loud banging…Jan 19, 1996Accident 19791226036189AGround Taxi, Other Airplane · Denton, TXLanded long. Entered closed rwy & taxiway area. Wing hit bulldozer. Veered off taxiway.Dec 26, 1979 · Substantial damage