ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 288545
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| Date: | Monday 3 May 2010 |
| Time: | 10:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Opensky Airways LLC |
| Registration: | N796SP |
| MSN: | 172S8720 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2001 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 1714 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 SER |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Palo Alto, California -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Palo Alto Airport, CA (PAO/KPAO) |
| Concord-Buchanan Field, CA (CCR/KCCR) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The certified flight instructor (CFI) reported that the student pilot, who was seated in the left seat, was performing a short field takeoff. The CFI said that during the takeoff, the airplane yawed left dramatically and became airborne in a nose-high attitude. The CFI reported that she took control and "pushed" forward on the yoke and regained control of the airplane; however, in the process, the airplane collided with an anemometer pole. The CFI reported that she was able to continue the flight, entered a non-standard pattern for the runway and landed without further incident. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the horizontal stabilizer; damage was also noted to the right wing. No pre accident mechanical deficiencies or anomalies with the airplane were reported.
Probable Cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and the certified flight instructor's delayed response to the student pilot's loss of control during the takeoff roll.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB WPR10CA230
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 2017 | N796SP | Santa Monica Flyers | 0 | Jean Airport (0L7), Jean, NV | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 04-Oct-2022 23:47 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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