20250314002369I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172R · Doylestown, PA · March 14, 2025

Date
March 14, 2025 · 13:30 local
Place
Doylestown, PA
Airport
Doylestown
Phase of flight
Takeoff: Departure Roll
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N500GP
Reported as
Cessna 172R
Reported engine
Lycoming I0360 series
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificates
Commercial pilot, flight instructor

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

CFI stated he and a student pilot were conducting laps in the traffic pattern. On the 4th takeoff they heard a bang followed by shaking of the aircraft. Student pilot reduced the throttle and aborted takeoff. Reducing the throttle made the shaking worse so student pilot shut the engine down and coasted off the runway to the taxiway.

As the FAA filed it

CFI STATED HE AND A STUDENT PILOT WERE CONDUCTING LAPS IN THE TRAFFIC PATTERN. ON THE 4TH TAKEOFF THEY HEARD A BANG FOLLOWED BY SHAKING OF THE AIRCRAFT. STUDENT PILOT REDUCED THE THROTTLE AND ABORTED TAKEOFF. REDUCING THE THROTTLE MADE THE SHAKING WORSE SO STUDENT PILOT SHUT THE ENGINE DOWN AND COASTED OFF THE RUNWAY TO THE TAXIWAY.