# Accident 20130906018069A: Cessna 172R, Council Bluffs, IA, September 6, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 6, 2013, 08:00 local time
- Place: Council Bluffs, IA
- Airport: Council Bluffs Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Location: 41.2601° N, 95.7586° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COUNCIL BLUFFS MUNI (CBF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2601&lon=-95.7586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N368ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N368ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 18 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130906018069A

## Narrative

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

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKEOFF DURING A SOLO FLIGHT ON RUNWAY 14 AT THE COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA AIRPORT(CBF).  THE WINDS WERE FROM 130 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS.  DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO VEER TO THE RIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT BUT THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE FOR A SHORT TIME THEN SETTLED BACK DOWN TO THE GROUND.  AT THIS POINT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TRAVELING INTO THE GRASS MEDIAN.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED A RUNWAY LIGHT WHEN IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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

## Other reports on N368ES (1)

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

- [Accident 20120324004329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120324004329A), Mar 24, 2012: Cessna 172R (N368ES), Council Bluffs, IA, Substantial damage. Prior to landing, the pilot stated he prematurely flared and the plane ballooned. He tried to recover the aircraft, the plane struck the runway, porpoised…

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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