# Accident 20210927018629A: Cessna 172M, Indian Trail, NC, September 27, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 27, 2021, 09:13 local time
- Place: Indian Trail, NC
- Airport: Goose Creek
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.1210° N, 80.5873° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.1210&lon=-80.5873&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1401U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1401U-2023-05-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 306 total, 200 in this make and model, 1 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20210927018629A

## Narrative

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

ON 9/27/20221, AT APPROXIMATELY 0930 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172M TOOK OFF FROM GOOSE CREEK AIRPORT (28A) USING RUNWAY 4. WEATHER AT THE TIME WAS CLEAR WITH NO PRECIPITATION.

ACCORDING TO A WRITTEN STATEMENT BY THE PILOT, UPON ROTATION, THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED INTO A STALL. THE PILOT LOWERED THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT IN AN ATTEMPT TO REGAIN AIRSPEED, HOWEVER THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND BEFORE COMING TO REST AGAINST A GROUP OF SMALL TREES APPROXIMATELY 140 FEET FROM LEFT OF RUNWAY CENTERLINE.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 ERA22LA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA068), Sep 27, 2021: Cessna 172M (N1401U), Indian Trail, NC, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during takeoff and initial climb. Contributing was the pilot’s physical limitation which caused an inadvertent application of left rudder.

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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