# Accident 20230504005729A: Cessna 172S, Brookings, SD, May 4, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 4, 2023, 18:32 local time
- Place: Brookings, SD
- Airport: Brookings Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: U72S
- Location: 44.3069° N, 96.8224° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.3069&lon=-96.8224&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1674E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1674E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor, private pilot, student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA175) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230504005729A

## Narrative

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

CFI FAILED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE AND TIMELY CORRECTIVE ACTION TO INCORRECTLY PERFORMED SOFT FIELD TAKE OFF BY STUDENT PILOT. CFI WAS LATE TO RESPOND TO STUDENT PILOTS LOSS OF CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND COLLIDED WITH A RWY SIGN, THEN IMPACTED A WATER DRAINAGE RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO 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 CEN23LA175](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA175), May 4, 2023: Cessna 172S (N1674E), Brookings, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch and directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident, was the student pilot’s delay in relinquishing control of the airplane and…

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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