# Accident 20101223055769A: Cessna 172S, Ft. Myers, FL, December 23, 2010

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 23, 2010, 09:30 local time
- Place: Ft. Myers, FL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5853° N, 81.8578° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5853&lon=-81.8578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N385ME, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N385ME-2011-10-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 150 total, 60 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA11CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20101223055769A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA11CA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA11CA096), Dec 23, 2010: Cessna 172S (N385ME), Fort Myers, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s attempt to take off with full flaps.

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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