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FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Kalamazoo, MI · September 10, 2017

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Date
September 10, 2017 · 10:40 local
Place
Kalamazoo, MI
Airport
Kalamazoo/Battle Creek Int'L
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N13535
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
24 total24 in this make and model15 in the last 90 days
N13535Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17262830Airframe modelCessna 172MEngine 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.

Pilot reported that after he applied power on a touch and go takeoff from rwy 17 the aircraft veered to the left. Pilot applied right rudder without effect and struck a runway distance remaining sign. Aircraft suffered minor damage involving the propellor, lower cowling, alternator, baffeling, and carb air box. There was also a dent on the left wing strut, left aft side of the fuselage, right stabilzer and elevator.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT REPORTED THAT AFTER HE APPLIED POWER ON A TOUCH AND GO TAKEOFF FROM RWY 17 THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. PILOT APPLIED RIGHT RUDDER WITHOUT EFFECT AND STRUCK A RUNWAY DISTANCE REMAINING SIGN. AIRCRAFT SUFFERED MINOR DAMAGE INVOLVING THE PROPELLOR, LOWER COWLING, ALTERNATOR, BAFFELING, AND CARB AIR BOX. THERE WAS ALSO A DENT ON THE LEFT WING STRUT, LEFT AFT SIDE OF THE FUSELAGE, RIGHT STABILZER AND ELEVATOR.