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FAA accident report · Cessna 172R · Columbus, MS · October 7, 2020

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Date
October 7, 2020 · 16:15 local
Place
Columbus, MS
Airport
Columbus-Lowndes County
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N26481
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total40 in this make and model40 in the last 90 days
N26481Registered now · Cessna 172RS/N 17280578 · Built 1998Airframe modelCessna 172REngine modelLycoming I0360 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The pilot stated:

After turning a left base for a touch and go on 36 I heard a call from another pilot trying to get a visual on me, he had heard my call on downwind. I reported left base 36 touch and go. He responded that he had a visual. I proceeded to make my turn to final. I made a standard landing which was what I was working on. After landing, rolled down the runway and started to prepare for another takeoff. I raised the flaps, made sure I was on center line, full power, right rudder. Everything was fine. Right before I reached 55 takeoff speed the plane made a hard 45 degree turn to the left. I tried to put even more right rudder but it wouldn't respond. When I realized I was not going to be able to keep the plane on the runway I pulled power to idle and tried to steer but not use any brakes because I thought I would lose even more control. I rolled over a taxiway sign which caused the plane to come down on its nose and skid to a stop. I secured fuel and electronics, mags, removed key and exited the plane. As people started to gather around to make sure I was alright and what had happened I found out some had witnessed the incident. The weather was perfect. This is honest and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

The aircraft came to rest off the edge of runway 36. The airport manager requested authorization to move the aircraft for safety reasons for incoming aircraft. FAA requested the airport manager to take several point around the aircraft, the damaged area of the aircraft, the instrument panel of the aircraft, and any identifying marks along the path of the aircraft before it came to rest. The airport manager filled this request and emailed them to FAA jackson FSDO.

The aircraft was relocated to the north ramp at ubs. The aircraft received substantial damage to the nose gear and firewall of the aircraft. Upon examination of the landing gear and brakes there were no signs of mechanical malfunctions or anomalies. The brakes did not appear frozen or stuck and the wheels moved freely. The flight controls had continuity.

As the FAA filed it

THE PILOT STATED:

AFTER TURNING A LEFT BASE FOR A TOUCH AND GO ON 36 I HEARD A CALL FROM ANOTHER PILOT TRYING TO GET A VISUAL ON ME, HE HAD HEARD MY CALL ON DOWNWIND. I REPORTED LEFT BASE 36 TOUCH AND GO. HE RESPONDED THAT HE HAD A VISUAL. I PROCEEDED TO MAKE MY TURN TO FINAL. I MADE A STANDARD LANDING WHICH WAS WHAT I WAS WORKING ON. AFTER LANDING, ROLLED DOWN THE RUNWAY AND STARTED TO PREPARE FOR ANOTHER TAKEOFF. I RAISED THE FLAPS, MADE SURE I WAS ON CENTER LINE, FULL POWER, RIGHT RUDDER. EVERYTHING WAS FINE. RIGHT BEFORE I REACHED 55 TAKEOFF SPEED THE PLANE MADE A HARD 45 DEGREE TURN TO THE LEFT. I TRIED TO PUT EVEN MORE RIGHT RUDDER BUT IT WOULDN'T RESPOND. WHEN I REALIZED I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO KEEP THE PLANE ON THE RUNWAY I PULLED POWER TO IDLE AND TRIED TO STEER BUT NOT USE ANY BRAKES BECAUSE I THOUGHT I WOULD LOSE EVEN MORE CONTROL. I ROLLED OVER A TAXIWAY SIGN WHICH CAUSED THE PLANE TO COME DOWN ON ITS NOSE AND SKID TO A STOP. I SECURED FUEL AND ELECTRONICS, MAGS, REMOVED KEY AND EXITED THE PLANE. AS PEOPLE STARTED TO GATHER AROUND TO MAKE SURE I WAS ALRIGHT AND WHAT HAD HAPPENED I FOUND OUT SOME HAD WITNESSED THE INCIDENT. THE WEATHER WAS PERFECT. THIS IS HONEST AND ACCURATE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE.

THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE EDGE OF RUNWAY 36. THE AIRPORT MANAGER REQUESTED AUTHORIZATION TO MOVE THE AIRCRAFT FOR SAFETY REASONS FOR INCOMING AIRCRAFT. FAA REQUESTED THE AIRPORT MANAGER TO TAKE SEVERAL POINT AROUND THE AIRCRAFT, THE DAMAGED AREA OF THE AIRCRAFT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL OF THE AIRCRAFT, AND ANY IDENTIFYING MARKS ALONG THE PATH OF THE AIRCRAFT BEFORE IT CAME TO REST. THE AIRPORT MANAGER FILLED THIS REQUEST AND EMAILED THEM TO FAA JACKSON FSDO.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS RELOCATED TO THE NORTH RAMP AT UBS. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE NOSE GEAR AND FIREWALL OF THE AIRCRAFT. UPON EXAMINATION OF THE LANDING GEAR AND BRAKES THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS OR ANOMALIES. THE BRAKES DID NOT APPEAR FROZEN OR STUCK AND THE WHEELS MOVED FREELY. THE FLIGHT CONTROLS HAD CONTINUITY.