# NTSB CEN22LA244: Cessna 172S, N831KS, Salina, KS, June 9, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 8, 2022, 21:30 local (Jun 9, 2022, 02:30 UTC) - Place: Salina, KS - Coordinates: 38.790611, -97.652222 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7906&lon=-97.6522&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 105248 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA244 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105248/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105248 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA244 ## Probable cause The pilot’s poor pitch control during an aborted takeoff which resulted in a hard landing. ## 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: [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-rejected takeoff: Abnormal runway contact](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090) (defining event); cases with it: [All aircraft, 1,506 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/090/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that while taxiing for a local night flight, he heard a slight noise that originated from the front of the airplane. When the stopped the airplane short of the runway, the noise stopped. During the takeoff roll, a louder noise occurred and shortly after the airplane lifted off the ground, the pilot elected to abort the takeoff and pitched nose down. The airplane contacted the runway and bounced multiple times, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage. A postaccident examination conducted by maintenance personnel could not determine a reason for the noise. A flight instructor, who flew the airplane earlier in the day, reported that he heard a noise that he thought was coming from the nosewheel shimmy dampener. Except for the noise the pilot heard, he reported no other mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: N831KS (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S11107 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 4711 - Engines: LYCOMING IO-360-LTA 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Kansas State University - Salina - Registered owner: Kansas State University - Salina - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 11, 2022, 3 hours before - Departed: SLN, Salina, KS - Destination: SLN, Salina, KS - Airport: SLN, Salina Regional Airport, runway 35, 12,301 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Auto-pilot, Electronic flight bag or handheld device, Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review December 8, 2021; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 183 total, 183 in this make and model, 101 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 57 °F - Altimeter: 30.05 inHg - Observed at: KSLN - METAR: KSLN 090253Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/14 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02110144 53008 ## 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 20220608010519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220608010519A), Jun 8, 2022: Cessna 172S, Salina, KS, Substantial damage. During take off, pilot heard/felt "banging". Pilot decided to abort take off and pushed the nose over and impacted the nose wheel, blowing out nose tire,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on July 22, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105248. 8.0 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 7.6 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14149930&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - FAA damage assessment (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 270 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14149313&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=FAA%20Damage%20Assessment_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Flight school information (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 105 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14149810&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Flight%20School%20Information-Rel.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.