# Accident 20200317010219A: Cessna 172S, West Palm Beach, FL, March 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 2020, 16:30 local time
- Place: West Palm Beach, FL
- Airport: Palm Beach County Airpark
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: Z1BS
- Location: 26.5931° N, 80.0850° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5931&lon=-80.0850&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66046, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66046) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA20CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA130) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200317010219A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT, ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND CFI ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^, REPORTED AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT ON TAKEOFF ROLL. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF OF THE END OF THE RUNWAY DURING ABORTED TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AS STUDENT PILOT LOST DIECTIONAL CONTROL DURING CONTACT WITH RUNWAY.

INVESTIGATING ASI FOUND NOSE WHEEL STEERING LINKAGE BROKEN ON LEFT SIDE OF NOSE STRUT STREERING HORN.

AIRCRAFT HAD OVERRUN THE END OF RUNWAY AND NOSE STRUT WAS BENT FOWARD AND TO ONE SIDE, DEFORMING LOWER FIREWALL.

NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED.

## 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 ERA20CA130](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA20CA130), Mar 17, 2020: Cessna 172 (N66046), West Palm Beach, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the nosewheel steerage linkage during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of directional control and impact with an obstacle during an attempted aborted landing.

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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