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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Xenia, OH · October 19, 2014

Date: October 19, 2014 · 18:05 local
Place: Xenia, OH
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N79534
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN15LA024
Reported as: Cessna 172K
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 175 total175 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days

N79534Registration cancelled Mar 6, 2018 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258157 · Built 1969 Airframe modelCessna 172K Engine 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.

The aircraft was departing on runway 25 when on take off roll the aircraft ran off the left side of the runway into the grass through a large ditch where the nose of the aircraft struck the embankment causing the aircraft to spin resulting in the collapse of the right main and nose gear.

The pilot and front passenger seat track guides had failed and the pilots seat back position lock had failed.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 25 WHEN ON TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT RAN OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS THROUGH A LARGE DITCH WHERE THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK THE EMBANKMENT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO SPIN RESULTING IN THE COLLAPSE OF THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSE GEAR.

THE PILOT AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT TRACK GUIDES HAD FAILED AND THE PILOTS SEAT BACK POSITION LOCK HAD FAILED.

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 CEN15LA024Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportXenia, OHThe failure of the seat track mechanism, which led the pilot to inadvertently apply aft yoke and lift his feet off the rudder pedals and resulted in a loss of directional control during takeoff.Oct 19, 2014 · Substantial damage