# Accident 20180208002159A: Cessna 172M, Centralia, IL, February 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 8, 2018, 11:45 local time
- Place: Centralia, IL
- Airport: Centralia Municipal
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: 9AGS
- Location: 38.5158° N, 89.0917° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.5158&lon=-89.0917&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1409U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1409U-2018-06-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 89 total, 86 in this make and model, 22 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA092) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180208002159A

## Narrative

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

PIC WAS PERFORMING A RETURN TO SERVICE FLIGHT/FERRY FLIGHT TO RETURN THE AIRCRAFT TO A SATELLITE LOCATION.  ON DEPARTURE THE AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE AFTER AN ESTIMATED 600-800 FOOT ROLL.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS OBSERVED TO PITCH UP TO A UNUSUALLY NOSE-HIGH ATTITUDE.    ACCORDING TO WITNESS AND PILOT STATEMENTS, THE RIGHT  WING BEGAN TO DROP.  THE PIC RESPONDED, ACCORDING TO HIS STATEMENT, BY LEFT AILERON CORRECTION.  THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO ROLL RIGHT AND THE PIC RESPONDED WITH AFT YOKE INPUT.  THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND IN A WING LOW, NOSE LOW, ATTITUDE INDICATIVE OF A STALL/SPIN.   THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED IN THE ACCIDENT AND PIC WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED.

## 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 CEN18LA092](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA092), Feb 8, 2018: Cessna 172M (N1409U), Centralia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack during takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall/spin.

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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