# NTSB DEN02LA022: Cessna 175, N7693M, St. George, UT, January 20, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 20, 2002, 14:50 local (21:50 UTC) - Place: St. George, UT - Coordinates: 37.179851, -113.600708 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.1799&lon=-113.6007&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 20, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-- Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 54076 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN02LA022 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54076/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54076 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN02LA022 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft directional control during take off roll. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - loose gravel/sandy - Nose over, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis The student pilot was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 16. The pilot said she had "no right rudder control" when she added power for take off. The airplane veered, departed the left side of the runway, and nosed down in a gravel area between the taxiway and runway. The nose gear separated from the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and outboard left wingtip spar. The student pilot reported 68.4 hours of total flight time in all aircraft, and 13.1 hours in the Cessna 175. The wind at the time of the accident was from 200 degrees at 3 knots. ## Factual narrative On January 20, 2002, at approximately 1450 mountain standard time, a Cessna 175, N7693M, was substantially damaged during take-off roll at St. George Municipal Airport (SGU), St. George, Utah. The student pilot, the sole occupant on board, was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed for this local solo instructional flight being conducted under Title 14 CFR Part 91. The flight originated at approximately 1440. According to the student pilot's statement, she was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 16. The first landing was "a little hard, but OK." The pilot said she had "no right rudder control" when she added power for take off. The airplane veered, departed the left side of the runway, and nosed down in a gravel area between the taxiway and runway. The nose gear separated from the airplane. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the firewall and outboard left wingtip spar. According to the Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report (NTSB Form 6120.1/2), the student pilot reported 68.4 hours of total flight time in all aircraft, and 13.1 hours in the Cessna 175. The wind at the time of the accident was from 200 degrees at 3 knots. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N7693M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N7693M), registered now, S/N 55993, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 175 - Registry model: [Cessna 175](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (registry code 2072502) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming O&VO-360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (registry code 41514, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 55993 - Airframe hours: 2800 - Engines: Lycoming O&VO-360 SER 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: J-J Moyle INC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, March 22, 2001, 30 hours before - Departed: SGU, St. George, UT - Destination: SGU, St. George, UT - Airport: SGU, St. George Municipal, runway 16, 6,606 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 55; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: front; flight hours: 68 total, 13 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 12 °F - Altimeter: 30.12 inHg - Observed at: KSGU ## 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 20020120002319A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020120002319A), Jan 20, 2002: Cessna 175, Saint George, UT, No damage. (-23) On 01-20-02 student pilot moyle planned to practice touch and goes at st. George airport. Her first landing on runway 16 was uneventful, however on the… ## Docket (2 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on August 29, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54076. 1.7 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40380093&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Weather Reports and Records (item 2, .PDF, 17 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40162648&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Weather%20Reports%20and%20Records-Master.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. 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