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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Orrville, OH · May 11, 2018

Date: May 11, 2018 · 09:40 local
Place: Orrville, OH
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N738XT
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN18LA171
Reported as: Cessna 172N
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours: 353 total343 in this make and model50 in the last 90 days

N738XTRegistration cancelled Mar 2, 2019 · Cessna 172NS/N 17270324 · Built 1978 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine 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 stated the following events. Pilot took off from wayne country(kbj) at 0920 local time and arrive at owner's airport OH24. Shutdown. Retrieve his personnel garmin. At 0940 local time the pilot attempted to take off. Perform run-up, 10 degree, full throttle, took off. Ground effect, gaining airspeed, looked at airspeed 45-50 knot, looked up and had veered off runway to left, corrected back to middle, rechecked airspeed which showed zero. Thought airspeed malfunction, tested by back pressure on yoke to see if it would gain altitude, started losing altitude, tried to lower the nose to gain airspeed. Still losing altitude at about ten feet. Pilot pull back to land emergency. Landed hard, broke nose wheel and aircraft flip.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED THE FOLLOWING EVENTS. PILOT TOOK OFF FROM WAYNE COUNTRY(KBJ) AT 0920 LOCAL TIME AND ARRIVE AT OWNER'S AIRPORT OH24. SHUTDOWN. RETRIEVE HIS PERSONNEL GARMIN. AT 0940 LOCAL TIME THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF. PERFORM RUN-UP, 10 DEGREE, FULL THROTTLE, TOOK OFF. GROUND EFFECT, GAINING AIRSPEED, LOOKED AT AIRSPEED 45-50 KNOT, LOOKED UP AND HAD VEERED OFF RUNWAY TO LEFT, CORRECTED BACK TO MIDDLE, RECHECKED AIRSPEED WHICH SHOWED ZERO. THOUGHT AIRSPEED MALFUNCTION, TESTED BY BACK PRESSURE ON YOKE TO SEE IF IT WOULD GAIN ALTITUDE, STARTED LOSING ALTITUDE, TRIED TO LOWER THE NOSE TO GAIN AIRSPEED. STILL LOSING ALTITUDE AT ABOUT TEN FEET. PILOT PULL BACK TO LAND EMERGENCY. LANDED HARD, BROKE NOSE WHEEL AND AIRCRAFT FLIP.

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 CEN18LA171Accident · Serious injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportOrrville, OHThe pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed during the soft field takeoff, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and an aerodynamic stall.May 11, 2018 · Substantial damage