20230630008379A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172S · Novato, CA · June 30, 2023

Date
June 30, 2023 · 14:10 local
Place
Novato, CA
Airport
Gnoss Field
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N372AH
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR23LA253
Reported as
Cessna 172S
Reported engine
Lycoming IO-360-L2A
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total112 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

While performing touch and goes (t&g) at Gnoss Field (kdvo) during VFR conditions, pilot veered off runway 13 approx. 1900FT down the runway. The pilot reported on takeoff roll during his t&g, he retracted the flaps and gradually advanced the throttle to perform the go portion of his t&g. the aircraft veered left and the pilot seemed to lose yaw control using the rudder. He retarded the throttles to recover and attempt to land but veered off the runway into the drainage ditch to the left of the runway.

Any further information will be added via amendment

As the FAA filed it

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES (T&G) AT GNOSS FIELD (KDVO) DURING VFR CONDITIONS, PILOT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 13 APPROX. 1900FT DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL DURING HIS T&G, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND GRADUALLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO PERFORM THE GO PORTION OF HIS T&G. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT SEEMED TO LOSE YAW CONTROL USING THE RUDDER. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES TO RECOVER AND ATTEMPT TO LAND BUT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED VIA AMENDMENT

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.