# Accident 20130707021259A: Cessna 172N, Englewood, CO, July 7, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 7, 2013, 07:28 local time
- Place: Englewood, CO
- Airport: Centennial
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.5701° N, 104.8493° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at CENTENNIAL (APA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5701&lon=-104.8493&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3426E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3426E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 73 total, 70 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130707021259A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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