What happened
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On July 13, 2010, at 0940 CST, a Cessna 172S operated as a 14 code of federal regulations part 91, personal flight at Sonny Callahan Airport, AL (4R4).the pilot stated that prior to takeoff roll she induced left aileron and right rudder to account for crosswinds, and coordinated takeoff power. The nose of the airplane began shifting right so she eased up on right rudder and lost directional control of the airplane. The airplane ran off of the west side of the runway. The front gear collapsed causing the airplane to skid to a stop. The pilot sustained no injuries, and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The on scene investigation revealed that the airplane's nose gear collapsed and was torn off of the aircraft: the airplane fuselage structure, frames, and longerons were damaged. Both blades of the propeller were damaged; the engine incurred sudden stoppage; the engine firewall was damaged, and the engine nacelle and nose of the airplane recieved substantial damage. The remainder of the power controls and linkage connections were intact and assembled in correct sequence and orientation. The airplane flight controls continuity checks were good; the electrical system was operational; fuel was present in both wing tanks, and the airplane fuselage section displayed minor impact deformation.
As the FAA filed it
ON JULY 13, 2010, AT 0940 CST, A CESSNA 172S OPERATED AS A 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS PART 91, PERSONAL FLIGHT AT SONNY CALLAHAN AIRPORT, AL (4R4).THE PILOT STATED THAT PRIOR TO TAKEOFF ROLL SHE INDUCED LEFT AILERON AND RIGHT RUDDER TO ACCOUNT FOR CROSSWINDS, AND COORDINATED TAKEOFF POWER. THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE BEGAN SHIFTING RIGHT SO SHE EASED UP ON RIGHT RUDDER AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF OF THE WEST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE FRONT GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO SKID TO A STOP. THE PILOT SUSTAINED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.THE ON SCENE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE'S NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AND WAS TORN OFF OF THE AIRCRAFT: THE AIRPLANE FUSELAGE STRUCTURE, FRAMES, AND LONGERONS WERE DAMAGED. BOTH BLADES OF THE PROPELLER WERE DAMAGED; THE ENGINE INCURRED SUDDEN STOPPAGE; THE ENGINE FIREWALL WAS DAMAGED, AND THE ENGINE NACELLE AND NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE RECIEVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE REMAINDER OF THE POWER CONTROLS AND LINKAGE CONNECTIONS WERE INTACT AND ASSEMBLED IN CORRECT SEQUENCE AND ORIENTATION.THE AIRPLANE FLIGHT CONTROLS CONTINUITY CHECKS WERE GOOD; THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WAS OPERATIONAL; FUEL WAS PRESENT IN BOTH WING TANKS, AND THE AIRPLANE FUSELAGE SECTION DISPLAYED MINOR IMPACT DEFORMATION.
NTSB investigation
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