ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145830
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| Date: | Saturday 28 April 2012 |
| Time: | 12:10 |
| Type: |  Cessna 172D Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N2559U |
| MSN: | 17250159 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2998 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Nervino Airport - O02, Beckwourth, CA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Beckwourth, CA |
| Nervino, CA (O02) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was departing from a 2,300-foot-long dirt airstrip. The pilot reported that, based on his pretakeoff calculations, he configured the airplane with 10 degrees of flaps for a soft-field takeoff and that, due to the soft terrain, the airplane required a longer-than-normal takeoff distance. Shortly after rotation, the pilot initiated a gradual left turn. According to a witness, when the airplane was about 100 feet above the ground, it rolled farther left, to about a 90-degree bank. Unable to climb or maintain altitude, the pilot leveled the wings and pitched the nose down in an attempt to regain airspeed; however, he realized there was insufficient altitude, and he landed the airplane in a field. During the landing roll, the airplane nosed over. The pilot reported no preimpact mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain sufficient airspeed during initial climb, which resulted in a loss of airplane control.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
FAA register: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=2559U&x=17&y=9
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2012 22:06 | Geno | Added |
| 25-May-2012 22:07 | Geno | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 04-Nov-2012 11:00 | Tobesan | Updated [Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency] |
| 27-Nov-2017 20:34 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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