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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Appleton, WI · March 31, 2011

Date
March 31, 2011 · 15:25 local
Place
Appleton, WI
Airport
Outagamie County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N73836
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN11CA271
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
47 total41 in this make and model9 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.

Flight was a supervised solo. On the first takeoff, at rotation, the aircraft turned left, departed the runway, the nosewheel dug into the dirt and the aircraft nosed over.

As the FAA filed it

FLIGHT WAS A SUPERVISED SOLO. ON THE FIRST TAKEOFF, AT ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT TURNED LEFT, DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE DIRT AND THE AIRCRAFT NOSED 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.

Other reports on N73836 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.