20130123000599A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Peoria, IL · January 23, 2013

Date
January 23, 2013 · 20:50 local
Place
Peoria, IL
Airport
General Downing - Peoria International
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
GV8S
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5113J
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA142
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor
Pilot’s flight hours
493 total155 in this make and model16 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Upon rotation, the aircraft reached an altitude of approximately 10 feet then abruptly decended back onto the runway. The aircraft bounced several times, collapsing the nose gear.

The elevator trim was found to be in the full nose down position.

As the FAA filed it

UPON ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET THEN ABRUPTLY DECENDED BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED SEVERAL TIMES, COLLAPSING THE NOSE GEAR.

THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.