# Accident 20160403003439A: Cessna 172N, Orangeburg, SC, April 3, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 3, 2016, 08:50 local time
- Place: Orangeburg, SC
- Airport: Orangeburg
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4533° N, 80.8597° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4533&lon=-80.8597&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2124E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2124E-2018-10-23) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 95 total, 40 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA181) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160403003439A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS INTENDING TO CONDUCT A SERIES OF TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS THEN CONDUCT A SHORT VFR CC FLIGHT.  FLIGHT CONTROL WAS LOST ON FOURTH PATTERN CIRCUIT WHILE ATTEMPTING TOUCH AND GO AFTER LANDING LONG AND APPLICATION OF FULL POWER.  AIRCRAFT VEERED TO LEFT WHILE ON RUNWAY AND PIC WAS UNABLE TO REESTABLISH CONTROL. AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN.  PIC EXITED AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURIES.  AIRCRAFT WAS EXAMINED AND SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE NOTED BUT NO APPARENT DEFECTS IN FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY OR RECENT MAINTENANCE INVOLVING FLIGHT CONTROLS.  AIRCRAFT FIREWALL DAMAGED AND AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSEQUENTLY TOTALED BY INSURANCE CARRIER.

## 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 GAA16CA181](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA181), Apr 3, 2016: Cessna 172 (N2124E), Orangeburg, SC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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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