# Accident 20230811012739A: Cessna 172, Derby, KS, August 11, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 2023, 09:00 local time
- Place: Derby, KS
- Airport: Cook Airfield
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5654° N, 97.1746° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5654&lon=-97.1746&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6205E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6205E) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172 (registry code 2072402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,795 total, 300 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN23LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA366) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230811012739A

## Narrative

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

ON AUGUST 11,2023 AT APPROXIMATELY 09:00AM A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A PASSENGER’S FIRST FLIGHT AT THE CONTROLS DURING A TAKEOFF ROLL ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF AT COOK AIRFIELD (K50) OUT OF ROSE HILL, KANSAS. THE PASSENGER CONDUCTED THE ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF. AFTER THE APPLICATION OF THE POWER THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO TREND TOWARDS THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY AT WHICH TIME THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR CALLED OUT RIGHT RUDDER. THE PASSENGER HAD FROZEN ON THE RUDDER PETALS MAKING THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR UNABLE TO IMPLEMENT THE CORRECTION. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY ONTO THE GRASS LOCATED IN THE SAFETY AREA. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PROCEEDED TO PULL THE YOKE AFT TO PREVENT A NOSE STRIKE. THE PROP STRUCK THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED INTO A PILE OF ROCKS. THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR PULLED OUT THE MIXTURE AND CAME TO A STOP.

## 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 CEN23LA366](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN23LA366), Aug 11, 2023: Cessna 172 (N6205E), Derby, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during takeoff roll due the passenger’s interference with the rudder pedals, which resulted in a runway excursion.

## Other reports on N6205E (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19950718025859I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950718025859I), Jul 18, 1995: Cessna 172 (N6205E), Towanda, PA. Partial power lost. Landed short of airport. Possible carburetor icing.

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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