# Incident 20200708011559I: Cessna R172K, Salem, SC, July 8, 2020

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 8, 2020, 12:30 local time
- Place: Salem, SC
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8880° N, 82.9752° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Salem, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8880&lon=-82.9752&mi=10
- Aircraft: N736RX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N736RX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 8,800 total, 465 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20200708011559I

## Narrative

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

DURING AN ASES INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT AIRMAN STUDENT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT ON TAKEOFF- INCLUDING DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUE TO TORQUE.  AIRCRAFT BECAME AIRBORNE BUT STALLED AT LOW ALTITUDE LIKELY WITH  CROSS CONTROL INPUTS.  AIRCRAFT NOSED INTO WATER AND SUSTAINED DAMAGE BUT REMAINED AFLOAT - BOTH OCCUPANTS WERE ABLE TO EXIT AIRCRAFT UNINJURED.  WARM SUMMER DAY CREATED HIGHER DENSITY ALTITUDE WHICH MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED.  CFI CALLED "ABORT" BUT DID NOT ASK FOR CONTROLS PRIOR TO CRASH AND PILOT DID NOT ABORT TAKEOFF.

## Other reports on N736RX (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20031013025609I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20031013025609I), Oct 13, 2003: Cessna R172K (N736RX), Portland, ME, Minor damage. (-23) On landing roll-out the main gear of the amphibious floats retracted. The pilot thought he was experiencing a flat tire. He veered the aircraft off the…

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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