- Date
- October 29, 1992, 15:15 local (20:15 UTC)
- Place
- Mallory, WV
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N20493Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19921029047699A
- Case key
- 37271
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Probable cause
The pilot failed to maintain control of the airplane, which resulted in the airplane departing the runway and striking a tree.
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
During take-off the pilot's attention was diverted to the trim wheel. As the airplane was rolling for takeoff the pilot continued to trim, the airplane veered off the runway and struck a tree.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N20493
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17261336
- Airframe hours
- 3,219
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Norman A. Brown
- Registered owner
- Norman A. Brown
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · May 15, 1992 · 25 hours before
- Airport
- WV12 · Mallory, runway 15, 1,904 × 24 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
- 58
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 225 total · 225 in this make and model · 150 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Temperature
- 55 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.