ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233001
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| Date: | Sunday 16 February 2020 |
| Time: | 11:30 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Rochester Air Center |
| Registration: | N1126U |
| MSN: | 17266855 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 14958 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320 -E2D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Greater Rochester International Airport (KROC), Rochester, NY -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Rochester, NY (ROC) |
| Rochester, NY (ROC) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot reported that, during his preflight inspection, he noted several anomalies. He added that the right rudder pedal was not functioning properly before the flight during taxi; however, he decided to go ahead with the flight. After takeoff, he reconsidered the flight and returned to the airport. While on approach to landing, the airplane was hard to control, so he chose to troubleshoot the control issue in the air and initiated a go-around. The airplane lifted off the runway and began to climb but then rapidly rolled right and then left and then impacted terrain. In addition, the pilot stated he lost directional control due to a rudder anomaly during a flight in the airplane several weeks earlier. A Federal Aviation Administration inspector who examined the airplane reported that the wings had sustained substantial damage. Postaccident examination of the rudder control system revealed no evidence of any preaccident mechanical failures or malfunctions that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during a go-around. Contributing to the accident was the pilot’s decision to take off after perceiving a rudder issue during taxi operations.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/N1126U
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=N1126U
Location
Media:
JUST IN: A small privately-owned plane crashed at the Rochester International Airport this afternoon. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office says a small Cessna plane was getting ready to land around 11 a.m. when its wing struck the ground. https://t.co/tdNrssidyJ
— news10nbc (@news10nbc) February 16, 2020
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Feb-2020 20:27 | Geno | Added |
| 16-Feb-2020 20:36 | Iceman 29 | Updated [Time, Source, Embed code] |
| 01-Sep-2020 13:49 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Accident report, ] |
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