- Date
- January 17, 1988, 10:38 local (18:38 UTC)
- Place
- Everett, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2811QCessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 30, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19880117037779A
- Case key
- 40769
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot had landed with full flaps prior to the application of full power for takeoff. The aircraft veered to the left side of the runway into mud and nosed over inverted. The aircraft's flap indicator had been placarded inoperative by the operator.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2811Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259811
- Airframe hours
- 2,888
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- John Burkholder
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Utility; Standard, Normal
- Airport
- PAE · Snohomish County, runway 16, 9,010 × 200 ft, asphalt
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 31
- Certificate
- Student
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 33 total · 5 in this make and model · 8 as pilot in command · 8 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 110° at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 75 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 43 °F, dew point 34 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PAE
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2811Q · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.