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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Salmon, ID · November 8, 2016

Date: November 8, 2016 · 15:00 local
Place: Salmon, ID
Airport: Soldier Bar
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
Operator: M2LA
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N737MY
NTSB investigation: NTSBGAA17CA076
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Commercial pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,447 total782 in this make and model130 in the last 90 days

N737MYRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269533 · Built 1977 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Pilot stated: he departed mccall airport for 85U to pick up cargo from a hunting camp. After loading the cargo he was on take off about to rotate when he felt like he might have hit a rock with his wheel. When he made his next stop he checked his tires and did not see any damage. When he returned to mccall and was unloading the cargo he noticed the damage to the lower section of the tail.

Pilot thinks he must have hit the tail when he was rotating at the end of the runway where there are several dips in the runway.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED: HE DEPARTED MCCALL AIRPORT FOR 85U TO PICK UP CARGO FROM A HUNTING CAMP. AFTER LOADING THE CARGO HE WAS ON TAKE OFF ABOUT TO ROTATE WHEN HE FELT LIKE HE MIGHT HAVE HIT A ROCK WITH HIS WHEEL. WHEN HE MADE HIS NEXT STOP HE CHECKED HIS TIRES AND DID NOT SEE ANY DAMAGE. WHEN HE RETURNED TO MCCALL AND WAS UNLOADING THE CARGO HE NOTICED THE DAMAGE TO THE LOWER SECTION OF THE TAIL.

PILOT THINKS HE MUST HAVE HIT THE TAIL WHEN HE WAS ROTATING AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL DIPS IN THE RUNWAY.

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 GAA17CA076Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportSalmon, IDThe airplane's encounter with a depression in a dirt runway during takeoff, which resulted in a tail strike.Nov 8, 2016 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737MY · 1

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

Incident 20110424008119ITaxi · New Meadows, IDOn Sunday, April 24, 2011, at about 1015 MST, N737MY, a CE-172, with CFI Mr. John w. baglien PIC, was taxiing back to south end of the runway. The aircraft's left main and nose wheel started sinking in the mud. When it was realized that the nose was settling…Apr 24, 2011 · Minor damage