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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Waupaca, WI · March 15, 2010

Date
March 15, 2010 · 14:45 local
Place
Waupaca, WI
Airport
Waupaca Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1472U
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN10CA158
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
31 total31 in this make and model17 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.

Student pilot was performing touch and go landings. Pilot stated that on second takeoff left wing raised. He stated he overcorrected and the aircraft swerved left into the gusty crosswind, ran into soft, plowed field and flipped over.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT WAS PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. PILOT STATED THAT ON SECOND TAKEOFF LEFT WING RAISED. HE STATED HE OVERCORRECTED AND THE AIRCRAFT SWERVED LEFT INTO THE GUSTY CROSSWIND, RAN INTO SOFT, PLOWED FIELD AND FLIPPED OVER.

NTSB investigation

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