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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Columbus, OH · June 24, 2022

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Date: June 24, 2022 · 15:34 local
Place: Columbus, OH
Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N4869G
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 1
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 47 total47 in this make and model9 in the last 90 days

N4869GRegistration cancelled Nov 11, 2023 · Cessna 172NS/N 17273416 · Built 1979 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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Multiple factors lead to aircraft departing runway on left side:

1) Left quartering head wind

2) P-factor from propeller/engine at full/takeoff power

3) Additional lift added while flaps still in full down position while engine power was increased to full power yielding less directional control from nose wheel

4) Student pilot leaned to right to raise flap handle while inadvertantly pushing on left rudder pedal when engine was at full/takeoff power (checklist used out of normal sequence)

As the FAA filed it

MULTIPLE FACTORS LEAD TO AIRCRAFT DEPARTING RUNWAY ON LEFT SIDE:

1) LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND

2) P-FACTOR FROM PROPELLER/ENGINE AT FULL/TAKEOFF POWER

3) ADDITIONAL LIFT ADDED WHILE FLAPS STILL IN FULL DOWN POSITION WHILE ENGINE POWER WAS INCREASED TO FULL POWER YIELDING LESS DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FROM NOSE WHEEL

4) STUDENT PILOT LEANED TO RIGHT TO RAISE FLAP HANDLE WHILE INADVERTANTLY PUSHING ON LEFT RUDDER PEDAL WHEN ENGINE WAS AT FULL/TAKEOFF POWER (CHECKLIST USED OUT OF NORMAL SEQUENCE)