20071226831289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Northampton, MA · December 26, 2007

Date: December 26, 2007 · 17:00 local
Place: Northampton, MA
Airport: Northampton
Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5425K
NTSB investigation: NTSBMIA08CA045
Reported as: Cessna 172P
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,609 total1,500 in this make and model71 in the last 90 days

N5425KRegistered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17274106 Airframe modelCessna 172P

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) While practicing short field take offs, aircraft veered to left of runway 32 and contacted snow off runway. Aircraft continued to head into snow and left runway coming to rest in snow bank. Nose gear sheared off and prop was damaged. Underside of aircraft nose cowl had some damage. At time of incident it could not be determined if firewall (structure) was damaged. Inspection by mechanic with inspection authorization states that light damage to firewall was found after accessing bulkhead under instrument panel.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) WHILE PRACTICING SHORT FIELD TAKE OFFS, AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT OF RUNWAY 32 AND CONTACTED SNOW OFF RUNWAY. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO HEAD INTO SNOW AND LEFT RUNWAY COMING TO REST IN SNOW BANK. NOSE GEAR SHEARED OFF AND PROP WAS DAMAGED. UNDERSIDE OF AIRCRAFT NOSE COWL HAD SOME DAMAGE. AT TIME OF INCIDENT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED IF FIREWALL (STRUCTURE) WAS DAMAGED. INSPECTION BY MECHANIC WITH INSPECTION AUTHORIZATION STATES THAT LIGHT DAMAGE TO FIREWALL WAS FOUND AFTER ACCESSING BULKHEAD UNDER INSTRUMENT PANEL.

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 MIA08CA045Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportNorthampton, MAThe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll and inadequate supervision by the CFI.Dec 26, 2007 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5425K · 2

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

Incident 20041029028649IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Westfield, MA(-23) Student was on his initial solo at Barnes Municipal Airport doing take offs and landings on runway 20. Winds were out of 190@8KNTS. On his final landing he lost control of the aircraft during roll out. [privacy data omitted]Oct 29, 2004 · Minor damage Accident 20040409005689ALevel Off Touchdown · Westfield, MA(-23) On April 9, 2004, the student pilot was making her first solo flight. The student pilot took off from runway 02 at Barnes airport (kbaf) for a closed left traffic pattern. Upon landing on runway 02 the aircraft landed hard causing damage to the nose…Apr 9, 2004 · Substantial damage