ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 384639
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| Date: | Thursday 15 April 1982 |
| Time: | 12:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172N |
| Owner/operator: | Mcdan Aviation |
| Registration: | N4940G |
| MSN: | 17273487 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 773 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming O-320-H2AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Trenton, NJ -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Trenton, NJ (KTTN) |
| Caldwell, NJ (KCOW) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A DEPARTURE, THE PILOT INITIATED AN INTERSECTION TAKEOFF WITH ABOUT 4000 FT OF RUNWAY REMAINING. HE REPORTED THAT THE TAKEOFF PROCEEDED NORMALLY THROUGH LIFT-OFF TO ABOUT 25 FT AGL. FROM THERE, THE AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO THE RUNWAY SURFACE AND BOUNCED. ELECTING TO ABORT, THE PILOT REDUCED POWER, BUT THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED AT LEAST TWO MORE TIMES, THEN VEERED TO THE RIGHT. IT CONTINUED OFF OF THE RUNWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END, RAN DOWN AN EMBANKMENT, AND FLIPPED OVER. AN INSPECTION OF THE ELEVATOR TRIM TAB REVEALED THAT IT WAS DEFLECTED TWO INCHES TOWARD A NOSE DOWN POSITION. A FULL NOSE DOWN DEFLECTION IS 3 3/16 INCHES, WHEREAS THE TAB IS IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN TRIMMED FOR TAKEOFF.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB NYC82DA072
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2024 13:17 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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