# Accident 20230809014929A: Cessna 172R, Princeton, NJ, August 9, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 9, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Princeton, NJ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3991° N, 74.6590° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3991&lon=-74.6590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N172FW (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER A&C
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 41 total, 41 in this make and model, 12 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA23LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA339) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230809014929A

## Narrative

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

STUDENT PILOT STATED HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE OFF AND LANDINGS.  AFTER TWO NORMAL TAKE OFFS, THE STUDENT PRACTICED A SOFT FIELD TAKE-OFF, THE FIRST TIME HE DID SO WITHOUT HIS FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR.  DURING ROTATION, THE STUDENT PILOT STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE OF THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO RISE.  HE STATED THAT HE COULD NOT GAIN AIRSPEED.  THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A STAND OF TREES 450 FEET FROM, AND NINETY DEGREES TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

## 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 ERA23LA339](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA23LA339), Aug 9, 2023: Cessna 172R (N172FW), Princeton, NJ, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate compensation for the prevailing wind conditions during takeoff, which resulted in a loss of control and subsequent collision with trees.

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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