ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 355482
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| Date: | Tuesday 29 July 1997 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172P |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N52336 |
| MSN: | 17274495 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1980 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 3056 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | La Porte, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | (T41) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot of cessna 172P, N52336, reported that he lost control of the airplane, as he attempted to close and lock the left cabin window with his right hand, while the airplane was on the takeoff roll. He stated that the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway and impacted a couple of taxiway lights prior to becoming airborne in a pronounced nose high attitude. The pilot further stated that while in 'ground effect the wheels of the airplane were never higher that 5 or 6 feet above the ground.' An instructor and his student were in the traffic pattern at the time of the accident. They reported that their airplane had just turned final approach to runway 23 as N52336 initiated his takeoff roll. They stated that the airplane pitched up with a steep nose high attitude moments after the airplane drifted off the left side of the runway. They further stated that 'the wings of the airplane started to rock left and right but then the left wing dropped.' The operator reported that the airplane struck the ground in a nose low attitude and in a slight left turn.
Probable Cause: failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll, as he attempted to close and lock the left cabin window. Factors relating to the accident were: the pilot's failure to follow the before takeoff checklist (secure the windows before starting the takeoff), and his diverted attention.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW97LA289
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 12-Mar-2024 12:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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