# Accident 20220514006169A: Cessna 172M, Lancaster, NY, May 14, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 14, 2022, 14:10 local time
- Place: Lancaster, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.9221° N, 78.6120° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9221&lon=-78.6120&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20459, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N20459-2023-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O-360 series (registry code 41575, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O-360 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 310 total, 300 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA228) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220514006169A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT (MINOR WITHOUT A STUDENT PILOT CERT, JUST STARTED FLYING) WAS ATTEMPTING A SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF AND ROTATED AT STALL SPEED. THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP AND TO THE LEFT.  THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR ATTEMPTED TO LOWER THE NOSE AND ADD RIGHT RUDDER.  THE STUDENT BLOCKED THE CONTROLS AND THE CFI WAS UNABLE TO RECOVER FROM THE NOSE HIGH AND DROPPING LEFT WING.  THE AIRCRAFT EXITED THE RUNWAY TO THE RIGHT.  THE AIRCRAFT ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND LANDED INVERTED IN THE GRASS AFTER THE NOSEWHEEL DUG INTO THE GRASS AND SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 ERA22LA228](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA22LA228), May 14, 2022: Cessna 172M (N20459), Lancaster, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s excessive pitch during takeoff resulted in a loss of control and impact with terrain. Contributing was the student’s failure to relinquish the controls when ordered by the…

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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