# NTSB CEN12CA361: Cessna 172H, N3736R, Moscow Mills, MO, June 10, 2012 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: June 10, 2012, 10:30 local (15:30 UTC) - Place: Moscow Mills, MO - Coordinates: 38.901668, -90.960281 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9017&lon=-90.9603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 3 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 13, 2012 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: St. Louis FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 83940 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN12CA361 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/83940/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83940 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA361 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 15 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Wind: crosswind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,008 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034040/cases.md) - [Wind: gusts](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Effect on operation (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,199 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034045/cases.md) - [Terrain: wet/muddy terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 110 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021035/cases.md) - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Effect on operation; cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Other weather encounter](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 1,127 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/400/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of lift](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 252 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/500/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172H, 20 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072424), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that she took off on runway 27 with the wind from 180 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 23 knots. When the airplane was about 5 to 10 feet above the runway, the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind, and the airplane drifted left of centerline and descended back onto the runway. The pilot steered the airplane back to the centerline and attempted to abort the takeoff by applying full brakes and pulling the throttle back to idle. The airplane went off the end of the 3,227 foot long runway onto wet grass and continued down an embankment, across a road, and into a steep ditch. The airplane’s firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported that she departed from runway 27 with the wind from 180 degrees at 13 knots gusting to 23 knots. During takeoff the airplane encountered a strong gust of wind when the airplane was about 5 to 10 feet above the runway. The airplane drifted left of centerline and bounced on the runway. The pilot steered the airplane back to the centerline and attempted to abort the takeoff by applying full brakes and pulling the throttle back to idle. The airplane went off the end of the 3,227 foot runway, and the pilot was unable to stop the airplane on the wet grass as it went down an embankment. The airplane crossed a road and went into a steep ditch. The airplane’s firewall sustained substantial damage. The pilot reported that the airplane did not have a mechanical malfunction or failure. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3736R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3736R-2018-01-17), registration cancelled 2018-01-17, S/N 17255536, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H - Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17255536 - Engines: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Sydney Grgurich - Registered owner: Mulloy Erik W - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: M71, Moscow Mills, MO - Destination: M71, Moscow Mills, MO - Airport: M71, Greensfield Airport, runway 27, 3,227 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 17; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 93 total, 89 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 13 knots, gusting 23 - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 162 °F ## 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 20120610013039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610013039A), Jun 10, 2012: Cessna 172H, Moscow Mills, MO, Substantial damage. During take off from runway 27 at greensfield airport (M71) near Moscow Mills, MO. N3736R climbed to approximately 5-10 feet and was pushed back onto runway by… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 3, 2012, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=83940. 819 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 819 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40371546&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.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.