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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Van Nuys, CA · March 9, 2023

Date: March 9, 2023 · 18:45 local
Place: Van Nuys, CA
Airport: Van Nuys Airport
Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N73726
NTSB investigation: NTSBWPR23LA124
Reported as: Cessna 172N
Reported engine: Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificate: Student
Pilot’s flight hours: 46 total46 in this make and model34 in the last 90 days

N73726Registered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17267630 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172N Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Pilot touched down on runway 16L for a touch and go. At rotation speed the pilot realized that the aircraft was configured with flaps full down and panicked. The pilot then raised the flaps to full up and lost directional control with full takeoff power and veered of the left side of the runway into the infield grass/dirt area and flipped over forwards and ended upside down.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT TOUCHED DOWN ON RUNWAY 16L FOR A TOUCH AND GO. AT ROTATION SPEED THE PILOT REALIZED THAT THE AIRCRAFT WAS CONFIGURED WITH FLAPS FULL DOWN AND PANICKED. THE PILOT THEN RAISED THE FLAPS TO FULL UP AND LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL WITH FULL TAKEOFF POWER AND VEERED OF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE INFIELD GRASS/DIRT AREA AND FLIPPED OVER FORWARDS AND ENDED UPSIDE DOWN.

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 WPR23LA124Accident · No injuriesClass 4 · LimitedFinal reportVan Nuys, CAThe pilots failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.Mar 10, 2023 · Substantial damage