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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Englewood, CO · July 7, 2013

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Date
July 7, 2013 · 07:28 local
Place
Englewood, CO
Airport
Centennial
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N3426E
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
73 total70 in this make and model24 in the last 90 days
N3426ERegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17271543 · Built 1978Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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.

Student pilot privacy data omitted lined up on the runway centerline of runway 10 after being cleared for takeoff. He added power to begin the takeoff roll. He then pulled the seat-latch lever to the unlock position to adjust his seat. The seat moved back, he pulled back on the control yoke which raised the nose. He then pused the nose down and realized he was heading at an angle from the centerline of the runway toward the grass alongside the runway. He elected to continue going straight while traversing off the runway and attempting to stop. The aircraft collided with a runway light, a taxiway sign, and a taxiway light before coming to a stop.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ LINED UP ON THE RUNWAY CENTERLINE OF RUNWAY 10 AFTER BEING CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF. HE ADDED POWER TO BEGIN THE TAKEOFF ROLL. HE THEN PULLED THE SEAT-LATCH LEVER TO THE UNLOCK POSITION TO ADJUST HIS SEAT. THE SEAT MOVED BACK, HE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL YOKE WHICH RAISED THE NOSE. HE THEN PUSED THE NOSE DOWN AND REALIZED HE WAS HEADING AT AN ANGLE FROM THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY TOWARD THE GRASS ALONGSIDE THE RUNWAY. HE ELECTED TO CONTINUE GOING STRAIGHT WHILE TRAVERSING OFF THE RUNWAY AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP. THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY LIGHT, A TAXIWAY SIGN, AND A TAXIWAY LIGHT BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.