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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Huntington, IN · August 16, 2008

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Date
August 16, 2008 · 15:00 local
Place
Huntington, IN
Airport
Huntington Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff Ground Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N733KC
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI08CA256
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
153 total50 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
N733KCRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17268344Airframe modelCessna 172N

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What happened

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

(-23) Pilot stated she was departing on runway 09 at khhg when the aircraft started to pull to the left. Aircraft departed the left side of runway 09 approximately 1600' from the departure end. Pilot stated she pulled back on the control wheel to lighten the weight on the nose gear. Aircraft continued approximatley another 1900'. The pilot stated she had started pulling off the power when the airplane struck a shallow depression. The nose gear separated and the aircraft continued another 100' before flipping over on its back. The aircraft came to rest approximately 3600' from the departure end of the runway and approximately 150' to the left side of the runway. Pilot pulled out the mixture, shutoff the fuel selector and exited the aircraft. Pilot stated that she believes she had her feet positioned too high on the rudder pedals and was inadvertantly applying brake pressure. Pilot could not recall airspeed attained. Skid marks on the runway and in the grass support this statement. The throttle was found in the 1/2 open position. The mixture control was in the 1/2 open position. The elevator trim was just outside the t/o position anu. The parking brake was off and both main wheels rotated freely.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT STATED SHE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 09 AT KHHG WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 09 APPROXIMATELY 1600' FROM THE DEPARTURE END. PILOT STATED SHE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL WHEEL TO LIGHTEN THE WEIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR. AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATLEY ANOTHER 1900'. THE PILOT STATED SHE HAD STARTED PULLING OFF THE POWER WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SHALLOW DEPRESSION. THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER 100' BEFORE FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3600' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 150' TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. PILOT PULLED OUT THE MIXTURE, SHUTOFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT. PILOT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVES SHE HAD HER FEET POSITIONED TOO HIGH ON THE RUDDER PEDALS AND WAS INADVERTANTLY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE. PILOT COULD NOT RECALL AIRSPEED ATTAINED. SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASS SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT. THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE 1/2 OPEN POSITION. THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE 1/2 OPEN POSITION. THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE T/O POSITION ANU. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS ROTATED FREELY.

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 CHI08CA256Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportHuntington, INThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent use of the toe brake.Aug 16, 2008 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N733KC · 1

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

Incident 20220712014259IRun-Up Area · Zellwood, FLPilot started aircraft and aircraft proceeded to roll into hangar bldg. Pilot shutoff aircraft engine and exited aircraft. Pilot advised that the brakes failed but there was no evidence of brake failure. The aircraft and brakes were not inspected until (4)…Jul 12, 2022 · Minor damage