# NTSB DFW06CA026: Cessna 172N, N2884E, Sherman, TX, November 6, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: November 6, 2005, 16:15 local (22:15 UTC)
- Place: Sherman, TX
- Coordinates: 33.621112, -96.584999
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.6211&lon=-96.5850&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 2006
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Parties: Dallas, Texas
- NTSB case key (mKey): 62792
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DFW06CA026
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/62792/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DFW06CA026

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff.

## 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)
- In flight collision with object, takeoff
  - object - sign

## Analysis

The 53-hour private pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 5 hours in the same make and model of airplane, lost directional control of the airplane while performing a touch-and-go landing on Runway 16 (a 4,006-feet long by 75-feet wide asphalt runway).  Wind conditions at the airport at the time of the accident were reported as calm.  The pilot reported that he had taken his family for a short flight in the local area.  After about a 45-minute flight, the pilot elected to perform a touch-and-go landing.  After touching down on the runway, the pilot raised the flaps and applied full takeoff power.  The airplane immediately veered to the left.  The pilot then applied full right rudder with no response.  As the airplane departed the left side of the runway, the right wing impacted a runway sign and the nose gear collapsed.  The pilot and his 3 members of his family were able to egress the airplane unassisted.  There were no anomalies reported with the airplane's flight controls or brakes.

## Factual narrative

The 53-hour private pilot, who reported having accumulated a total of 5 hours in the same make and model of airplane, lost directional control of the airplane while performing a touch-and-go on Runway 16 (a 4,006-feet long by 75-feet wide asphalt runway).  Wind conditions at the airport at the time of the accident were reported as calm.  The pilot reported that he had taken his family for a short flight in the local area.  After about a 45-minute flight, the pilot elected to perform a touch and go landing.  After touching down on the runway, the pilot raised the flaps and applied full takeoff power.  The airplane immediately veered to the left.  The pilot then applied full right rudder with no response.  As the airplane departed the left side of the runway, the right wing impacted a runway sign and the nose gear collapsed.  The pilot and his 3 members of his family were able to egress the airplane unassisted.  There were no anomalies reported with the airplane's flight controls or brakes.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2884E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2884E-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 17271359, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172N
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17271359
- Airframe hours: 5133
- Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Voyager Air Center, doing business as Voyager Air Center
- Registered owner: D.H. Rinehart
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, June 1, 2005
- Departed: KGYI, Sherman, TX
- Destination: KSWI, Sherman, TX
- Airport: KSWI, Sherman Municipal Airport, runway 16, 4,006 × 75 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review July 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 53 total, 5 in this make and model, 31 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 3 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 36 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KGYI, 7 nm away

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.

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