# NTSB CEN22LA291: Cessna 172N, N737BW, Minot, ND, June 12, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 12, 2022, 14:40 local (19:40 UTC) - Place: Minot, ND - Coordinates: 48.2576, -101.278 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2576&lon=-101.2780&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed - Report: Approved by Office Director - Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish - NTSB office: Central Region - NTSB case key (mKey): 105365 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA291 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105365/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105365 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA291 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain airspeed and yaw control of the airplane during an aborted takeoff, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and impact with the ground. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Performance/control parameters: yaw control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 149 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062024/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 19 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/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 172N, 150 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072434), [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: Aerodynamic stall/spin](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 1,529 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/241/sequence.md) ## Analysis The student pilot reported that he intended to depart the airport to the southeast. He stated that the airplane accelerated, and rotated at 55 kts, after which he did not notice an increase in altitude or airspeed. He then "brought the airplane to a neutral configuration to build airspeed.” The airplane yawed and when it was about 45° from runway heading the student pilot reduced power and attempted to land. He noted that he still had right rudder input for takeoff, and this induced a hard right turn. The right wing stalled, and the airplane impacted on the right landing gear. The airplane sustained substantial damage to both wings and the forward fuselage. The student pilot reported that there were no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737BW](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737BW), registered now, S/N 17269300 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17269300 - Airframe hours: 6888 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4N 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Pietsch Aircraft Restoration & Repair Inc - Registered owner: Pietsch Aircraft Restoration & Repair Inc - Airworthiness certificate: None - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 6, 2022 - Airport: MOT, Minot Intl, runway 31, 7,700 × 150 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Electronic multifunction display ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 43 total, 20 in this make and model, 4.8 as pilot in command, 10 in the last 90 days, 0 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 320° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 81 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.65 inHg - Observed at: KMOT - METAR: SPECI KMOT 121919Z 32005KT 10SM CLR 27/13 A2965 RMK AO2 T02720128= ## 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 20220612010369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220612010369A), Jun 12, 2022: Cessna 172N, Minot, ND, Destroyed. Student pilot rotated on takeoff with excessive right rudder. Airplane lifted off, yawed right. Pilot reduced power to abort take-off with right rudder still… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 1, 2022, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105365. 20.9 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 9 pages, 19.9 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14267262&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120%20N737BW_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photos (item 2, PDF, 2 pages, 999 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14267483&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20Array-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/). 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