# Accident 20201007018489A: Cessna 172R, Columbus, MS, October 7, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 7, 2020, 16:15 local time
- Place: Columbus, MS
- Airport: Columbus-Lowndes County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.4653° N, 88.3808° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at COLUMBUS-LOWNDES COUNTY (UBS), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4653&lon=-88.3808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N26481, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N26481) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 40 total, 40 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201007018489A

## Narrative

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

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.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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