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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Clarksville, TN · June 17, 2021

Date: June 17, 2021 · 16:00 local
Place: Clarksville, TN
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N35585
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA21LA314
Reported as: Cessna 172S
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
Pilot’s flight hours: 724 total591 in this make and model147 in the last 90 days

N35585Registration cancelled Jul 25, 2022 · Cessna 172SS/N 172S8873 Airframe modelCessna 172S

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What happened

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During the take-off roll with the student on the controls, the aircraft reached a about 40 KTS when the aircraft veered sharply to the left. The student placed excessive pressure on the left rudder pedal and the CFI was unable to over power the student on the controls. Once the CFI gained control the aircraft was headed off the runway towards the grass and a ditch. The CFI attempted to get the aircraft airborne but struck a runway light with the nose gear and the aircraft rolled to the left and the left wing contacted the ground. The nose gear collapsed causing the propeller to contact the ground. The aircraft then rolled right causing the right wing to contact the ground as the aircraft come to rest in a ditch .

As the FAA filed it

DURING THE TAKE-OFF ROLL WITH THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS, THE AIRCRAFT REACHED A ABOUT 40 KTS WHEN THE AIRCRAFT VEERED SHARPLY TO THE LEFT. THE STUDENT PLACED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE LEFT RUDDER PEDAL AND THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO OVER POWER THE STUDENT ON THE CONTROLS. ONCE THE CFI GAINED CONTROL THE AIRCRAFT WAS HEADED OFF THE RUNWAY TOWARDS THE GRASS AND A DITCH. THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO GET THE AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE BUT STRUCK A RUNWAY LIGHT WITH THE NOSE GEAR AND THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED TO THE LEFT AND THE LEFT WING CONTACTED THE GROUND. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED CAUSING THE PROPELLER TO CONTACT THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED RIGHT CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TO CONTACT THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT COME TO REST IN A DITCH .

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 ERA21LA314Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportClarksville, TNThe flight instructor’s inadequate remedial action during takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion.Jun 17, 2021 · Substantial damage

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