# Accident 20130606010719A: Cessna 172P, Waterford, MI, June 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2013, 19:15 local time
- Place: Waterford, MI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6656° N, 83.4203° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6656&lon=-83.4203&mi=10
- Aircraft: N549TT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N549TT-2017-10-20) (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: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,500 total, 900 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA333) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130606010719A

## Narrative

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

THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENT PILOT WERE PRACTICING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF PROCEDURE. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRPLANE BEGAN A YAW TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO THE RIGHT AFTER THE MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEELS DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, AND THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TOLD THE STUDENT TO CORRECT BACK TO THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE THEN YAWED TO THE LEFT PAST RUNWAY HEADING AND THE PITCH ATTITUDE INCREASED. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO TAKE CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE; HOWEVER, THE STUDENT DID NOT LET GO OF THE CONTROLS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO REDUCE THE PITCH ATTITUDE, BUT THE AIRPLANE STALLED AND IMPACTED TERRAIN ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FUSELAGE. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR REPORTED NO PREACCIDENT MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR FAILURES WITH THE AIRPLANE THAT WOULD HAVE PRECLUDED NORMAL OPERATION.

## 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 CEN13CA333](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA333), Jun 6, 2013: Cessna 172P (N549TT), Pontiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during the takeoff and his interference with the flight instructor's ability to provide remedial action.

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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