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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Ft. Myers, FL · December 23, 2010

Date
December 23, 2010 · 09:30 local
Place
Ft. Myers, FL
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N385ME
NTSB investigation
NTSBERA11CA096
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 SER A&C
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
150 total60 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Dr. Krishnan was conducting the eighth touch and go on runway 05. He applied full power for the takeoff off phase and began to lose control of the airplane. He initially thought that "a wind gust" caused him to lose control of the airplane, although the tower was reporting the wind at the timeto be 360 degrees at seven knots. The airplane departed the runway surface and and flipped completely over. On site investigation revealed that flight control continuity was correct. Additionaly, this inspector noted that the flaps were still in the full extended position (flap handle also in the full extended position), after the accident. The aircraft received substantial damage. No injuries to the pilot in command who was the sole occupant of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

DR. KRISHNAN WAS CONDUCTING THE EIGHTH TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 05. HE APPLIED FULL POWER FOR THE TAKEOFF OFF PHASE AND BEGAN TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. HE INITIALLY THOUGHT THAT "A WIND GUST" CAUSED HIM TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE, ALTHOUGH THE TOWER WAS REPORTING THE WIND AT THE TIMETO BE 360 DEGREES AT SEVEN KNOTS. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND AND FLIPPED COMPLETELY OVER.ON SITE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CORRECT. ADDITIONALY, THIS INSPECTOR NOTED THAT THE FLAPS WERE STILL IN THE FULL EXTENDED POSITION (FLAP HANDLE ALSO IN THE FULL EXTENDED POSITION), AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT IN COMMAND WHO WAS THE SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

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