# Accident 20180511005089A: Cessna 172N, Orrville, OH, May 11, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 11, 2018, 09:40 local time
- Place: Orrville, OH
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8756° N, 81.7664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8756&lon=-81.7664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N738XT, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N738XT-2019-03-02) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 353 total, 343 in this make and model, 50 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN18LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA171) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180511005089A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN18LA171](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN18LA171), May 11, 2018: Cessna 172N (N738XT), Orrville, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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.

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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