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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Geuda Springs, KS · October 24, 2020

Date: October 24, 2020 · 17:30 local
Place: Geuda Springs, KS
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5910A
NTSB investigation: NTSBCEN21LA029
Reported as: Cessna 172
Reported engine: Continental 0-300 series
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 275 total200 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

N5910ARegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 28510 · Built 1956 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

During the takeoff roll from a recently harvested field, the airplane settled down onto a terrace, causing the airplane to lose airspeed. The pilot elected to abort the takeoff but bounced off another terrace, becoming airborne again. The pilot then applied full brakes as a fence was quickly approaching. The airplane went through the fence and flipped over on its nose.

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL FROM A RECENTLY HARVESTED FIELD, THE AIRPLANE SETTLED DOWN ONTO A TERRACE, CAUSING THE AIRPLANE TO LOSE AIRSPEED. THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF BUT BOUNCED OFF ANOTHER TERRACE, BECOMING AIRBORNE AGAIN. THE PILOT THEN APPLIED FULL BRAKES AS A FENCE WAS QUICKLY APPROACHING. THE AIRPLANE WENT THROUGH THE FENCE AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS NOSE.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CEN21LA029Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportGeuda Springs, KSThe pilot’s failure to determine the airplane’s takeoff performance from an off-airport field which resulted in an aborted takeoff and impact with a fence and terrain. Contributing to the accident was the delayed aborted takeoff.Oct 24, 2020 · Substantial damage