# Accident 20120823018469A: Cessna 172P, Shade Tree, MS, August 23, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 2012, 11:30 local time
- Place: Shade Tree, MS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.5103° N, 89.1472° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.5103&lon=-89.1472&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65747, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65747-2018-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 200 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA12CA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA531) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120823018469A

## Narrative

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

PILOT STARTED TAKE OFF ROLL AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HEARD WHAT HE THOUGHT WAS THE DOOR OPEN (ONLY WINDOW HAD OPENED). PILOT REACHED BEHIND AND TO THE LEFT TO CLOSE DOOR AND PUSHED LEFT RUDDER IN THE PROCESS. AIRCRAFT DEPARTED TURF RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND NOSE GEAR COLAPSED IN SOFT GROUND AND SMALL TREE WAS CONTACTED WITH WING. PILOT PULLED MIXTURE PRIOR TO  NOSE GEAR COLAPSE AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO PROP OR ENGINE.

## 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 ERA12CA531](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA12CA531), Aug 23, 2012: Cessna 172P (N65747), Lyman, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's loss of directional control during takeoff as a result of his attempt to close an unsecured cockpit window.

## Other reports on N65747 (1)

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

- [Incident 20050604013469I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050604013469I), Jun 4, 2005: Cessna 172P (N65747), Leland, IL. (-23) During cruise the engine suddenly failed. The pilot made a successful emergency landing with no damage to the aircraft and no injuries.

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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