# Accident 20060108000399A: Cessna 172A, Othello, WA, January 8, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 8, 2006, 22:00 local time
- Place: Othello, WA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.8283° N, 119.4758° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8283&lon=-119.4758&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9852T, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9852T) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 130 total, 130 in this make and model, 56 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA06CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA041) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060108000399A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS TAKING OFF WHEN THE FRONT WHEEL BEGAN TO SHIMMY. HE STAED HE THOUGHT HE COULD KEEP THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT, BUT IT BEGAN TO PULL TO THE LEFT. HE APPLIED RIGHT BRAKE, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. THE PILOT STATED HE NEVER REDUCED POWER ON THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO GO LEFT AND IMPACTED A DIRT BANK. IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING ROD ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE NOSE WHEEL FAILED. THIS FAILURE ALONG WITH THE TORQUE PRODUCED BY THE ENGINE WITH TAKEOFF POWER AND THE PILOT NEVER REDUCING ENGINE POWER, CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER ON A HARD LEFT DIRECTION UNTIL IMPACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT.

## 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 SEA06CA041](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA06CA041), Jan 8, 2006: Cessna 172A (N9852T), Othello, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. A factor was the berm.

## Other reports on N9852T (1)

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

- [Accident 19910405011909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910405011909A), Apr 5, 1991: Cessna 172A (N9852T), Hood River, OR, Substantial damage. Student made a hard landing during practice of rough water landing, combined with waves, broke left strut.

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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