# Accident 20201024019849A: Cessna 172, Geuda Springs, KS, October 24, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 24, 2020, 17:30 local time
- Place: Geuda Springs, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.1108° N, 97.1500° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1108&lon=-97.1500&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5910A, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5910A) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot, student
- Pilot flight hours: 275 total, 200 in this make and model, 100 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA029) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201024019849A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 CEN21LA029](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA029), Oct 24, 2020: Cessna 172 (N5910A), Geuda Springs, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

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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