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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Waukesha, WI · November 26, 2008

Date
November 26, 2008 · 14:30 local
Place
Waukesha, WI
Airport
Waukesha County
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N833SP
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN09CA078
Reported as
Cessna 172S
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
77 total6 in this make and model2 in the last 90 days

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) privacy data omitted was the pilot in command of N833SP when it impacted the berm of an intersecting taxiway of runway 28 at Waukesha airport. privacy data omitted Noticed during the taxi out that the autopilot was blinking and making warning tones while taxiing to runway 28. After not being able to return the autopilot to the standby mode by cycling the ap button, privacy data omitted cycled the avionics master switch. After the autopilot powered up and did a self check it went to the normal standby mode. On the takeoff roll the aircraft "jumped" into the air at a low speed and felt "wrong" on the controls. privacy data omitted Aborted the takeoff and touched back down off the left side of the runway. The aircraft proceeded to hit the first of two snow banks and again became airborne. After settling back down the aircraft hit the second snow bank and became airborne again this time touching down nose first against the dirt berm of an interesting taxiway. This caused the nosewheel to separate from the aircraft and the right main gear to fail. The trim wheel was noted 3/4 way nose up at the accident site.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ WAS THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF N833SP WHEN IT IMPACTED THE BERM OF AN INTERSECTING TAXIWAY OF RUNWAY 28 AT WAUKESHA AIRPORT. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ NOTICED DURING THE TAXI OUT THAT THE AUTOPILOT WAS BLINKING AND MAKING WARNING TONES WHILE TAXIING TO RUNWAY 28. AFTER NOT BEING ABLE TO RETURN THE AUTOPILOT TO THE STANDBY MODE BY CYCLING THE AP BUTTON, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ CYCLED THE AVIONICS MASTER SWITCH. AFTER THE AUTOPILOT POWERED UP AND DID A SELF CHECK IT WENT TO THE NORMAL STANDBY MODE. ON THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT "JUMPED" INTO THE AIR AT A LOW SPEED AND FELT "WRONG" ON THE CONTROLS. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ABORTED THE TAKEOFF AND TOUCHED BACK DOWN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT PROCEEDED TO HIT THE FIRST OF TWO SNOW BANKS AND AGAIN BECAME AIRBORNE. AFTER SETTLING BACK DOWN THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE SECOND SNOW BANK AND BECAME AIRBORNE AGAIN THIS TIME TOUCHING DOWN NOSE FIRST AGAINST THE DIRT BERM OF AN INTERESTING TAXIWAY. THIS CAUSED THE NOSEWHEEL TO SEPARATE FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR TO FAIL. THE TRIM WHEEL WAS NOTED 3/4 WAY NOSE UP AT THE ACCIDENT SITE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.