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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Bethel, AK · January 19, 2010

Date: January 19, 2010 · 09:40 local
Place: Bethel, AK
Airport: Bethel Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: YAAA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N20109
NTSB investigation: NTSBANC10LA013
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,200 total600 in this make and model150 in the last 90 days

N20109Registration cancelled Dec 12, 2014 · Cessna 172MS/N 17261017 · Built 1972 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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The aircraft was attempting a soft-field takeoff using rwy 1L at the Bethel Airport when the aircraft yawed and banked violently to the left just as the nose wheel started to rise slightly. The aircraft veered 90 degrees and continued into the grassy section to the left of the runway. The aircraft came to rest between the runway and the taxiway. The pilot stated in his written report that it felt like the left main had encountered an extreme amount of drag just prior to yawing and banking violently to the left. The aircraft sustained significant dame to the propeller, engine (sudden stoppage), engine firewall and supporting structure, and lower fuselage frames, skins, stringers.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT-FIELD TAKEOFF USING RWY 1L AT THE BETHEL AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT YAWED AND BANKED VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT JUST AS THE NOSE WHEEL STARTED TO RISE SLIGHTLY. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED 90 DEGREES AND CONTINUED INTO THE GRASSY SECTION TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND THE TAXIWAY. THE PILOT STATED IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT THAT IT FELT LIKE THE LEFT MAIN HAD ENCOUNTERED AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF DRAG JUST PRIOR TO YAWING AND BANKING VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT DAME TO THE PROPELLER, ENGINE (SUDDEN STOPPAGE), ENGINE FIREWALL AND SUPPORTING STRUCTURE, AND LOWER FUSELAGE FRAMES, SKINS, STRINGERS.

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 ANC10LA013Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBethel, AKThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.Jan 19, 2010 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N20109 · 2

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

Accident 20131215024619ATakeoff: Departure Roll · Bethel, AKOn December 15, 2013, at 1730 Alaska daylight time, a Cessna 172, N20109, lost power during takeoff and overshot the runway overrun area and through the outer border fence at the Bethel airport, Bethel, Alaska. The NTSB released the aircraft for recovery to…Dec 15, 2013 · Substantial damage Incident 20121125026029ILanding: Approach · Bethel, AKAircraft departed nunapitchuk, Alaska for a flight to Bethel, Alaska. Cruise altitude was around 1200-1500 feet AGL, engine RPM around 2500. About 10 miles west of the Bethel airport the pilot noticed a strange vibration coming from the engine, assuming it…Nov 25, 2012 · Minor damage