# NTSB CEN10CA354: Cessna 175, N7691M, Brainerd, MN, June 27, 2010 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 27, 2010, 08:15 local (13:15 UTC) - Place: Brainerd, MN - Coordinates: 46.189907, -94.569602 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1899&lon=-94.5696&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 19, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 76469 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN10CA354 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/76469/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76469 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN10CA354 ## Probable cause The pilot's loss of airplane control while taking off with gusting wind. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: climb rate](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 265 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062035/cases.md) - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 13 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 9 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Initial climb: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 175, 12 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072502), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot stated that he was attempting a takeoff from a lake in choppy water and with gusting wind when the left wing of the airplane contacted the water after liftoff. The airplane then impacted in a nose-down attitude resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and separation of both floats. No preexisting mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane. ## Factual narrative The pilot stated that he was attempting a takeoff from Lake Alexandria in choppy water and gusting wind conditions when the left wing of the airplane contacted the water after liftoff. The airplane then impacted in a nose down attitude resulting in substantial damage to the left wing and separation of both floats. The winds at the time of the accident were reported: 290 degrees at 15 knots with gusts of 21 knots. No mechanical anomalies were found with the airplane. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7691M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7691M), registered now, S/N 55991, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 175 - Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 55991 - Airframe hours: 3117 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pilot - Registered owner: Pilot - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 1, 2010 - Departed: Brainerd, MN - Destination: Brainerd, MN - Airport: Lake Alexandria ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 52; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine sea, single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review August 7, 2008; seat: left; flight hours: 135 total, 65 in this make and model, 110 as pilot in command, 22 in the last 90 days, 7 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 290° at 15 knots, gusting 21 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 29.61 inHg - Observed at: BRD, 3 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20100627038119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20100627038119A), Jun 27, 2010: Cessna 175, Cushing, MN, Substantial damage. N7691M was taking off from lake alexander, Minnesota to the west. The water had a light chop, some gusting winds and cat paws on the surface, no white caps.… ## Other investigations on N7691M (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 UNK64X1594](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1594), May 3, 1964: Cessna 175 (N7691M), Clear Lake, IA, substantial damage ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on March 15, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=76469. 754 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 643 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40333839&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Meteorological Infromation - BRD ASOS (item 2, .PDF, 111 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40333840&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Meteorological%20Infromation%20-%20BRD%20ASOS-Master.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.