- Date
- April 20, 1984, 12:15 local (17:15 UTC)
- Place
- Bad Axe, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2472UCessna 172D
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19840420014419A
- Case key
- 12582
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
After traveling 100-150 ft on the takeoff roll, the rgt brake seized & the acft veered sharply to the rgt. The acft departed the rwy & went into a muddy area where the nose gear collapsed & the acft nosed down. The plt reported that there were 200 ft long skid marks on the rwy from the rgt tire. He also reported that the pins on the brake pad were loose which allowed it to move & subsequently seize.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2472U
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17250072
- Airframe hours
- 2,014
- Engine
- Continental O-300-D, 145 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Richard L. Trowhill
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 28, 1983
- Destination
- C16 · Urbana, IL
- Airport
- 76D · Huron Memorial, runway 3, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 32
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 45 in this make and model · 42 as pilot in command · 5 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 300° at 10 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 50 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.