20191028022189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Augusta, GA · October 28, 2019

Date
October 28, 2019 · 17:18 local
Place
Augusta, GA
Airport
Daniel Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Rotation
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N80931
NTSB investigation
NTSBGAA20CA055
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
33 total33 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

On October 28, 2019 the pilot of N80931 was attempting to depart runway 23 at Daniel Field Augusta Georgia, the pilot statement states (in brief) ?the aircraft was configured for takeoff, center of the runway and full power was applied. At 55 KTS I rotated, the plane lifted off approximately five feet and then came back down to the runway, veering to the right. I applied left rudder with no effect on direction control, I pull the throttle to idle, it also felt like the left wing was lifting up and I applied right aileron down, the wings leveled. At this point I?m off the runway, the brakes are locked and I impact the fence.?

As the FAA filed it

ON OCTOBER 28, 2019 THE PILOT OF N80931 WAS ATTEMPTING TO DEPART RUNWAY 23 AT DANIEL FIELD AUGUSTA GEORGIA, THE PILOT STATEMENT STATES (IN BRIEF) ?THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED FOR TAKEOFF, CENTER OF THE RUNWAY AND FULL POWER WAS APPLIED. AT 55 KTS I ROTATED, THE PLANE LIFTED OFF APPROXIMATELY FIVE FEET AND THEN CAME BACK DOWN TO THE RUNWAY, VEERING TO THE RIGHT. I APPLIED LEFT RUDDER WITH NO EFFECT ON DIRECTION CONTROL, I PULL THE THROTTLE TO IDLE, IT ALSO FELT LIKE THE LEFT WING WAS LIFTING UP AND I APPLIED RIGHT AILERON DOWN, THE WINGS LEVELED. AT THIS POINT I?M OFF THE RUNWAY, THE BRAKES ARE LOCKED AND I IMPACT THE FENCE.?

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.