# Accident 20110331005829A: Cessna 172N, Appleton, WI, March 31, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 2011, 15:25 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2581° N, 88.5189° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2581&lon=-88.5189&mi=10
- Aircraft: N73836, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N73836-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 47 total, 41 in this make and model, 9 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA271) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110331005829A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN11CA271](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA271), Mar 31, 2011: Cessna 172N (N73836), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

## Other reports on N73836 (1)

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

- [Accident 19770427008989A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770427008989A), Apr 27, 1977: Cessna 172N (N73836), Ashtabula, OH, Substantial damage. Wind gusting to 20KTS.

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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