# Accident 20190221011079A: Cessna 172R, Morristown, NJ, February 21, 2019

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 21, 2019, 17:07 local time
- Place: Morristown, NJ
- Airport: Morristown Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: Y48S
- Location: 40.7975° N, 74.4158° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7975&lon=-74.4158&mi=10
- Aircraft: N83AF, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N83AF) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 370 total, 310 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA19CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA151) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20190221011079A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT AND STOPPED IN GRASS BETWEEN TWO RUNWAYS.

STUDENT PILOT SEAT WAS NOT ADJUSTED CORRECTLY FOR FLIGHT AS STATED BY STUDENT PILOT. DURING THE INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND BY TIRE MARKS THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS APPLIED TWICE. THE LAST APPLICATION WAS HELD AND THE AIRCRAFT PULLED HARD LEFT HITTING THE SNOW ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO FOLD UNDER THE AIRCRAFT.

THE INSTRUCTOR HAD CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT LINE UP DURING THE ROLL. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT WAS CORRECTED THE AIRCRAFT PULLED AGAIN, THIS TIME IT PULLED HARD TO THE LEFT WITH NO TIME TO CORRECT. THE INVESTIGATION SHOWED THE RUDDER PEDALS  IN THE FULL LEFT POSITION AFTER THE ACCIDENT. WHEELS ARE FREE SPINNING SHOWING NO MECHANICAL ISSUE OR LOCKED BRAKES.

## 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 GAA19CA151](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA19CA151), Feb 21, 2019: Cessna 172 (N83AF), Morristown, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's improper rudder input and the flight instructor's delayed remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control, a runway excursion, and the landing gear…

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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