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FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Tucson, AZ · October 10, 2009

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Date
October 10, 2009 · 10:35 local
Place
Tucson, AZ
Airport
Tucson International
Phase of flight
Landing
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N51302
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR10CA013
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming O320*
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
100 total100 in this make and model13 in the last 90 days
N51302Registration cancelled Mar 3, 2017 · Cessna 172MS/N 17264234 · Built 1974Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Mr. Matthew henkel was performing touch and go landings. The power was at idle and the flaps were set to 30 degrees. During one of the landings he stated the aircraft veered left. He allowed the aircraft to continue to the left making very small corrections. He states he did not want to make any sudden or large control inputs and cause the aircraft to ground loop or flip over. He tried to steer the aircraft to keep from hitting any taxi lights or taxi way signs. The aircraft main gear missed the taxi way sign, but the right horizontal stabilizer struck the sign. This contact also caused the skin on the fuselage to bend and wrinkle just forward of the horizontal stabilizer. The pilot received his private pilot certificate in April of 2009, and has a total of approximately 100 hours of flight time. The pilot stated there was a slight shimmy in the nosewheel of that aircraft, but said that always shimmied, and he didn't feel it was a contributing factor. Investigaton of the aircraft found no mechanical irregularities that would have caused it to suddenly veer left. A 44709 re-examination will be issued.

As the FAA filed it

MR. MATTHEW HENKEL WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. THE POWER WAS AT IDLE AND THE FLAPS WERE SET TO 30 DEGREES. DURING ONE OF THE LANDINGS HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT. HE ALLOWED THE AIRCRAFT TO CONTINUE TO THE LEFT MAKING VERY SMALL CORRECTIONS. HE STATES HE DID NOT WANT TO MAKE ANY SUDDEN OR LARGE CONTROL INPUTS AND CAUSE THE AIRCRAFT TO GROUND LOOP OR FLIP OVER. HE TRIED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT TO KEEP FROM HITTING ANY TAXI LIGHTS OR TAXI WAY SIGNS. THE AIRCRAFT MAIN GEAR MISSED THE TAXI WAY SIGN, BUT THE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER STRUCK THE SIGN. THIS CONTACT ALSO CAUSED THE SKIN ON THE FUSELAGE TO BEND AND WRINKLE JUST FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL STABILIZER. THE PILOT RECEIVED HIS PRIVATE PILOT CERTIFICATE IN APRIL OF 2009, AND HAS A TOTAL OF APPROXIMATELY 100 HOURS OF FLIGHT TIME. THE PILOT STATED THERE WAS A SLIGHT SHIMMY IN THE NOSEWHEEL OF THAT AIRCRAFT, BUT SAID THAT ALWAYS SHIMMIED, AND HE DIDN'T FEEL IT WAS A CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. INVESTIGATON OF THE AIRCRAFT FOUND NO MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED IT TO SUDDENLY VEER LEFT. A 44709 RE-EXAMINATION WILL BE ISSUED.

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 WPR10CA013Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportTucson, AZThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff ground roll.Oct 10, 2009 · Substantial damage