ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 295790
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| Date: | Saturday 31 May 2003 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172M |
| Owner/operator: | N9900v, Inc. |
| Registration: | N9900V |
| MSN: | 17264551 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
| Engine model: | Avco Lycoming O-320-D2J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Conroe, Texas -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport, TX (CXO/KCXO) |
| Houston-West Houston Airport, TX (IWS/KIWS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane collided with trees during takeoff. Since the outside temperature was high (about 35 degrees Celsius 95 degrees Fahrenheit), and the density altitude was above 2,300 feet, the certified flight instructor (CFI) had concerns about the airplane's takeoff performance and decided to make the takeoff instead of letting the student do it. He heard the stall warning horn sound after rotation. He lowered the nose to try and gain airspeed in ground effect. However, the airplane stalled and banked left. He applied right aileron and full right rudder. The airplane continued to veer to the left of the runway. The CFI recognized the loss of control, and that the airplane was headed toward the trees. He pulled the power to idle and attempted to abort the takeoff. The airplane collided with trees while the airplane was still 40 feet above ground level (agl).
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to attain/maintain sufficient airspeed, which resulted in a stall/mush.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB LAX03LA178
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 13-Oct-2022 12:53 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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