# NTSB CEN22LA293: Cessna 172G, N2975U, Bynum, TX, June 17, 2022 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report - Date: June 17, 2022, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Bynum, TX - Coordinates: 32.029339, -97.010608 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.0293&lon=-97.0106&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: 2 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): 105384 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN22LA293 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/105384/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=105384 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA293 ## Probable cause The pilot was not able to stop the airplane on the remaining runway after an aborted takeoff, which resulted in a runway excursion and the airplane impacting a fence. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Wind: tailwind](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015): Environmental issues › Conditions/weather/phenomena · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 2 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/cases.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 594 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03034015/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 172G, 16 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Airport facilities/design: runway/landing area length](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037): Environmental issues › Operating environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037/cases.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 34 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03017037/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: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172G, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072420), [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 172G, 21 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072420), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported he was attempting a takeoff from a 2,100 ft turf runway when he observed a sudden tailwind and the stall horn activated. The pilot aborted the takeoff but was unable to stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane departed the runway and struck a barbed wire fence. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the left wing. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N2975U](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2975U), registered now, S/N 17254180, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G - Registry model: [Cessna 172G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (registry code 2072420) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17254180 - Year built: 1966 - Airframe hours: 3036 - Engines: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, July 17, 2021, 36 hours before - Departed: 08TS, Bynum, TX - Destination: 08TS, Bynum, TX - Airport: 08TS, Flying G Ranch Airport, runway 15, 2,100 × 30 ft, grass/turf - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, without waivers/limitations; last flight review September 13, 2021; seat: left; restraint: lap only; flight hours: 191 total, 191 in this make and model, 104 as pilot in command, 34 in the last 90 days, 27 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Temperature: 99 °F, dew point 68 °F - Altimeter: 29.95 inHg - Observed at: KINJ, 5 nm away - METAR: KINJ 172235Z AUTO 10007KT 10SM SCT065 SCT080 37/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T03660199 ## Other investigations on N2975U (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 MKC66D0445](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0445), Mar 6, 1966: Cessna 172 (N2975U), Macon, MO, substantial damage ## 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=105384. 2.8 MB in all. - Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 11 pages, 2.1 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14147350&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf - Photo of damaged left wing (item 2, PDF, 1 page, 555 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14147370&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Photo%20of%20Left%20Wing-Rel.pdf - Damage assessment (item 3, PDF, 2 pages, 117 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=14147360&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Damage%20Assessment_Redacted-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.