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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Lawrence, MA · November 12, 2011

Date
November 12, 2011 · 12:27 local
Place
Lawrence, MA
Airport
Lawrence Municipal
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N9931Q
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
89 total77 in this make and model2 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.

1/12/11 At 12:23 pm EST N9931Q veered off the left side of the runway on takeoff roll on runway 23 in lwm. No injuries or damage to airport equipment reported. The airport and runway conditions where clear and dry with the recorded winds at the time were 4 knots at 200 degrees. The pilot and sole occupant of the aircraft was privacy data omitted. The aircraft came to a rest after the nose wheel sunk into the muddy grass area 'safety zone" aproximately 20 feet on the left side of runway 23 approximately 1/3 the way down the runway. privacy data omitted Is a newly certificated pilot ( 1YR) and has 89 hrs total flight time. I spoke to privacy data omitted on the telephone minutes after the incident and she stated the aircraft started to veer to the left on takeoff roll and she attempted to correct by inputting opposite right rudder but the aircraft as she stated " didn't respond". The aircraft was rented to privacy data omitted to by eagle east aviation an FBO and training center located in lwm. The aircraft is owned by a privacy data omitted and leased to eagle east aviation for use in their part 61 flight school and rental fleet. 11/14/11 inspectors small and mard (see ptrs # EA61201202845) from this office performed an onsite inspection of the aircraft and incident area. No airport equipment was damaged and the aircraft N9931Q only sustained minor nose landing gear damage. The nose landing gear fork was bent to the right approximately 1" when it was side loaded as the nose wheel sunk into the muddy grass area off the side of the runway as it was bent to the right when the nose wheel. No other mechanical discrepancies with the aircraft were noted that would have caused the aircraft to veer/pull to the left were noted by inspectors small and mard. N9931Q aircraft maintenance records were evaluated with no abnormalities noted, and aircraft was found to have a current annual inspection.

As the FAA filed it

1/12/11 AT 12:23 PM EST N9931Q VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ON TAKEOFF ROLL ON RUNWAY 23 IN LWM. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO AIRPORT EQUIPMENT REPORTED. THE AIRPORT AND RUNWAY CONDITIONS WHERE CLEAR AND DRY WITH THE RECORDED WINDS AT THE TIME WERE 4 KNOTS AT 200 DEGREES. THE PILOT AND SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO A REST AFTER THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO THE MUDDY GRASS AREA 'SAFETY ZONE" APROXIMATELY 20 FEET ON THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 23 APPROXIMATELY 1/3 THE WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ IS A NEWLY CERTIFICATED PILOT ( 1YR) AND HAS 89 HRS TOTAL FLIGHT TIME. I SPOKE TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ ON THE TELEPHONE MINUTES AFTER THE INCIDENT AND SHE STATED THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL AND SHE ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BY INPUTTING OPPOSITE RIGHT RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT AS SHE STATED " DIDN'T RESPOND". THE AIRCRAFT WAS RENTED TO ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO BY EAGLE EAST AVIATION AN FBO AND TRAINING CENTER LOCATED IN LWM. THE AIRCRAFT IS OWNED BY A ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND LEASED TO EAGLE EAST AVIATION FOR USE IN THEIR PART 61 FLIGHT SCHOOL AND RENTAL FLEET. 11/14/11 INSPECTORS SMALL AND MARD (SEE PTRS # EA61201202845) FROM THIS OFFICE PERFORMED AN ONSITE INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT AND INCIDENT AREA. NO AIRPORT EQUIPMENT WAS DAMAGED AND THE AIRCRAFT N9931Q ONLY SUSTAINED MINOR NOSE LANDING GEAR DAMAGE. THE NOSE LANDING GEAR FORK WAS BENT TO THE RIGHT APPROXIMATELY 1" WHEN IT WAS SIDE LOADED AS THE NOSE WHEEL SUNK INTO THE MUDDY GRASS AREA OFF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AS IT WAS BENT TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE NOSE WHEEL. NO OTHER MECHANICAL DISCREPANCIES WITH THE AIRCRAFT WERE NOTED THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER/PULL TO THE LEFT WERE NOTED BY INSPECTORS SMALL AND MARD. N9931Q AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE RECORDS WERE EVALUATED WITH NO ABNORMALITIES NOTED, AND AIRCRAFT WAS FOUND TO HAVE A CURRENT ANNUAL INSPECTION.

Other reports on N9931Q · 2

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