ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 297422
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 2002 |
| Time: | 03:28 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | West Bend Air, Inc. |
| Registration: | N733PX |
| MSN: | 17268453 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Appleton, Wisconsin -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Appleton-Outagamie County Airport, WI (ATW/KATW) |
| Fond Du Lac Airport, WI (FLD/KFLD) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The airplane was substantailly damaged when it impacted terrain after it went off of the left side of the runway during takeoff. The pilot reported that during takeoff, "the aircraft began pulling [to the] left. Executed right rudder inputs to correct. No effect." The airplane subsequently exited the runway. A postaccident examination was conducted. The nose and right main landing gears were torn loose from the airframe. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were damaged. No anomalies were found with respect to the airplane, or its systems, that could be associated with a pre-impact condition.
Probable Cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll resulting in the subsequent impact with terrain.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI02LA103
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 April 1987 | N733PX | Private | 0 | Halstead, KS | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 14-Oct-2022 18:26 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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