# Accident 20150718010569A: Cessna R172K, Fairfield, NC, July 18, 2015

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2015, 15:30 local time
- Place: Fairfield, NC
- Airport: Whitfield'S East
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5606° N, 76.2344° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5606&lon=-76.2344&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5453V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5453V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 3,728 total, 1 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA15CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA192) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150718010569A

## Narrative

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

POWER WAS INITIALLY APPLIED SLOWLY.  AS THE AIRCRAFT BEGAN TO ROLL, FULL POWER WAS IMMEDIATELY APPLIED.  WHEN FULL POWER WAS APPLIED, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  THE LEFT WING IMPACTED THE CORN ALONG THE LEFT BORDER OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT'S NOSE GEAR WAS SHEARED FROM THE AIRFRAME WHEN IT IMPACTED THE SIDE OF THE SHALLOW DITCH ALONG THE BORDER OF THE RUNWAY.  THE AIRCRAFT SPUN 180 DEGREES COMING TO REST IN THE CORN.

## 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 GAA15CA192](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA15CA192), Jul 18, 2015: Cessna R172K (N5453V), Fairfield, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll, which resulted in a runway excursion and impact with terrain.

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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