# Accident 20100713055409A: Cessna 172S, Fairhope, AL, July 13, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 13, 2010, 09:40 local time
- Place: Fairhope, AL
- Airport: Sonny Callahan
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.4606° N, 87.8769° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4606&lon=-87.8769&mi=10
- Aircraft: N295SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N295SP-2019-11-26) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 10 total, 10 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA358) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100713055409A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA10CA358](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA10CA358), Jul 13, 2010: Cessna 172 (N295SP), Fairhope, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during a crosswind takeoff.

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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