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FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Manvel, TX · April 8, 2013

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Date
April 8, 2013 · 16:53 local
Place
Manvel, TX
Airport
Wolfe Air Park
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N7825T
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN13CA222
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
2
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
220 total47 in this make and model3 in the last 90 days
N7825TRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2014 · Cessna 172KS/N 17257538 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

On April 08, 2013 at approximately 2332Z, the pilot failed to maintain control of Cessna aircraft model CE-172-K during take off on a 14 CFR part 91 pleasure flight. The aircraft was departing Wolfe Air Park (3T2) in Manvel, Texas on runway 20 when the accident occurred. The pilot and his two (2) passengers had landed at 3T2 10 minutes earlier on runway 020. The pilot brought the aircraft to a full stop at the end of runway 020, turned the aircraft around and waited 10 minutes before taking of on runway 20. The closest weather reporting facility (lbx) was reporting winds from 130 at 12 gusting to 21. This was a fairly close match to the ATIS weather the pilot received by radio which was winds from 140 at 20-22 knots. The pilot attempting take off on runway 20 with the winds from 130 would encounter a right cornering tail wind. At the point of rotation, during take off roll, the aircraft veered to the left. The left main gear, the left wing tip and the nose gear struck the ground and dug into the soft muddy terrain causing the aircraft to flip on its back. The substantial damage was to both wing spars, the vertical stabilizer, rudder and the shearing of the nose gear. The pilot was uninjured and the 2 passengers had minor injuries treated at the scene. The aircraft registration was current and the airworthiness certificate was on board.

As the FAA filed it

ON APRIL 08, 2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 2332Z, THE PILOT FAILED TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF CESSNA AIRCRAFT MODEL CE-172-K DURING TAKE OFF ON A 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING WOLFE AIR PARK (3T2) IN MANVEL, TEXAS ON RUNWAY 20 WHEN THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. THE PILOT AND HIS TWO (2) PASSENGERS HAD LANDED AT 3T2 10 MINUTES EARLIER ON RUNWAY 020. THE PILOT BROUGHT THE AIRCRAFT TO A FULL STOP AT THE END OF RUNWAY 020, TURNED THE AIRCRAFT AROUND AND WAITED 10 MINUTES BEFORE TAKING OF ON RUNWAY 20. THE CLOSEST WEATHER REPORTING FACILITY (LBX) WAS REPORTING WINDS FROM 130 AT 12 GUSTING TO 21. THIS WAS A FAIRLY CLOSE MATCH TO THE ATIS WEATHER THE PILOT RECEIVED BY RADIO WHICH WAS WINDS FROM 140 AT 20-22 KNOTS. THE PILOT ATTEMPTING TAKE OFF ON RUNWAY 20 WITH THE WINDS FROM 130 WOULD ENCOUNTER A RIGHT CORNERING TAIL WIND. AT THE POINT OF ROTATION, DURING TAKE OFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR, THE LEFT WING TIP AND THE NOSE GEAR STRUCK THE GROUND AND DUG INTO THE SOFT MUDDY TERRAIN CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP ON ITS BACK. THE SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WAS TO BOTH WING SPARS, THE VERTICAL STABILIZER, RUDDER AND THE SHEARING OF THE NOSE GEAR. THE PILOT WAS UNINJURED AND THE 2 PASSENGERS HAD MINOR INJURIES TREATED AT THE SCENE. THE AIRCRAFT REGISTRATION WAS CURRENT AND THE AIRWORTHINESS CERTIFICATE WAS ON BOARD.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN13CA222Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportManvel, TXThe pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control while taking off in gusting wind conditions.Apr 8, 2013 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N7825T · 3

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

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