- Date
- July 11, 1999, 07:30 local (12:30 UTC)
- Place
- Faribault, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N4886GCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report June 22, 2000
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19990711017439A
- Case key
- 46760
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff ground run.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot reported that during the takeoff roll, the airplane veered to the left. He shut down the engine, and the airplane traveled into the grass alongside the runway where it nosed down in a small gully. Inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented normal operation of the airplane. The winds reported at the airport 25 minutes after the accident were from 230 degrees at 4 knots.
Factual narrative
On July 11, 1999, at 0730 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N4886G, experienced a loss of directional control and a collision with the terrain while taking off on Runway 30 at the Faribault Municipal Airport, Faribault, Minnesota. The student pilot was not injured and the airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The local flight was originating at the time of the accident.
The pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane began to veer to the left. He reported he shut down the engine and the airplane traveled into the grass along side the runway where it came to rest.
The accident site and the airplane were inspected by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Minneapolis Flight Standards District Office. The inspector reported that upon traveling off the left side of the runway, the airplane nosed down into a small gully. An inspection of the airplane failed to reveal any failure/malfunction which would have prevented the pilot from maintaining directional control of the airplane.
The winds reported at the Faribault Municipal Airport at 0755 cdt were from 230 degrees at 4 knots.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4886G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273433
- Airframe hours
- 2,847
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Edward P. Miller
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 4, 1999
- Airport
- FBL · Faribault, runway 30, 4,254 × 72 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
- 56
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 100 total · 38 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 230° at 4 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 57 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FBL
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.