# NTSB WPR18CA213: Cessna E162, N5202B, Burlington, WA, July 14, 2018 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 14, 2018, 08:40 local (15:40 UTC) - Place: Burlington, WA - Coordinates: 48.471668, -122.418052 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.4717&lon=-122.4181&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 18, 2019 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Western Pacific Region - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 98023 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WPR18CA213 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/98023/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98023 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR18CA213 ## Probable cause The student pilot’s failure to maintain pitch control during an aborted takeoff. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Use of equip/info: aircraft control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040): Personnel issues › Task performance · Student/instructed pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 23 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 9,295 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063040/cases.md) - [Performance/control parameters: pitch control](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 526 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062022/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Takeoff: Miscellaneous/other](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,556 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/900/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Loss of control in flight](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 6 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 5,002 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/240/sequence.md) - [Takeoff-rejected takeoff: Landing gear collapse](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094); cases with it: [Cessna 162, 8 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md?model=060005E), [All aircraft, 1,787 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/094/sequence.md) ## Analysis The solo student pilot reported that he landed uneventfully and then taxied to the runup area. He called his flight instructor, opened a new flight plan, then taxied to the runway for departure. During the takeoff roll, about the time of rotation, he felt the airplane shudder. Subsequently, he chose to abort the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane porpoised, and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. The student reported that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative The solo student pilot reported that he landed uneventfully and then taxied to the runup area. He called his flight instructor, opened a new flight plan, then taxied to the runway for departure. During the takeoff roll, about the time of rotation, he felt the airplane shutter. Subsequently he elected to abort the takeoff. During the aborted takeoff, the airplane porpoised and the nose landing gear collapsed. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage. According to the student pilot there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5202B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5202B), registered now, S/N 16200012 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna E162 (No Series) - Registry model: [Cessna 162](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-162) (registry code 060005E) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 16200012 - Year built: 2011 - Airframe hours: 1434 - Engines: Continental O-200D 100 hp reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Operator: Rainier Flight Service Llc - Registered owner: Rainier Flight Service Llc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 23, 2018 - Departed: RNT, Renton, WA - Destination: BVS, Burlington, WA - Flight plan: VFR - Airport: BVS, Skagit Rgnl, runway 29, 5,478 × 100 ft, asphalt - Equipment: Stall warning system, Electronic primary flight display, Electronic multifunction display, Electronic flight bag or handheld device ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 30; injuries: none; student; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; restraint: 3-point; flight hours: 81 total, 81 in this make and model, 5 as pilot in command, 25 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 260° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 52 °F - Altimeter: 30.20 inHg - Observed at: KBVS ## 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 20180714011179A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180714011179A), Jul 14, 2018: Cessna Aircraft Co 162, Burlington, WA, Substantial damage. Student pilot was departing airport on a solo flight. During takeoff roll, pilot states the aircraft began to shake and bounce. As the aircraft began to lift,… ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2018, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=98023. 4.2 MB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 3.8 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466804&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Master.PDF - Record of Interview (Student Pilot) (item 2, .PDF, 76 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466805&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Interview%20(Student%20Pilot)-Master.PDF - Accident Photos (item 3, .PDF, 2 photos, 410 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40466806&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Accident%20Photos-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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