# Accident 20081126854859A: Cessna 172S, Waukesha, WI, November 26, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 2008, 14:30 local time
- Place: Waukesha, WI
- Airport: Waukesha County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.0411° N, 88.2369° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0411&lon=-88.2369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N833SP (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 77 total, 6 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20081126854859A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CEN09CA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA078), Nov 26, 2008: Cessna 172S (N833SP), Waukesha, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during takeoff and his failure to ensure that the elevator trim was properly set before takeoff. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's lack of…

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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