20220909017029I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172M · Bedford, MA · September 9, 2022

Date
September 9, 2022 · 10:45 local
Place
Bedford, MA
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
Pilot school (Part 141)
Operator
8FNS
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N12545
Reported as
Cessna 172M
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
108 total108 in this make and model30 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student pilot performing touch and go landings. Landed with no issues. He stated he never applied the brakes, he started his take off by slowly adding power. He estimated that the aircraft was traveling at 20-30 mph when he started to apply power. The aircraft started to veer to the left, which he had anticipated. He attempt to correct by applying RH rudder. He stated that the aircraft did not seem to correct to center as the previous 3 t&g's had done. He applied additional RH rudder but the aircraft continued off the the left of the runway. He did not believe he ever got airborne. He reduced the power as the aircraft departed the runway and traveled onto the grass infield. He stated he had no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT PILOT PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. LANDED WITH NO ISSUES. HE STATED HE NEVER APPLIED THE BRAKES, HE STARTED HIS TAKE OFF BY SLOWLY ADDING POWER. HE ESTIMATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING AT 20-30 MPH WHEN HE STARTED TO APPLY POWER. THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO VEER TO THE LEFT, WHICH HE HAD ANTICIPATED. HE ATTEMPT TO CORRECT BY APPLYING RH RUDDER. HE STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SEEM TO CORRECT TO CENTER AS THE PREVIOUS 3 T&G'S HAD DONE. HE APPLIED ADDITIONAL RH RUDDER BUT THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED OFF THE THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. HE DID NOT BELIEVE HE EVER GOT AIRBORNE. HE REDUCED THE POWER AS THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED ONTO THE GRASS INFIELD. HE STATED HE HAD NO INJURIES.