ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 386145
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| Date: | Thursday 8 March 2001 |
| Time: | 17:15 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172R |
| Owner/operator: | Vpc Air Inc. |
| Registration: | N651MA |
| MSN: | 172-80897 |
| Year of manufacture: | 2000 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 348 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360-L2A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cartersville, GA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Cartersville Airport, GA (KVPC) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The student pilot stated he was on an unsupervised solo flight, and had checked the windsock and "it switched from the north and the went back indicating from 270 degrees." At approximately 1/3 normal takeoff, with full right aileron deflection and right rudder, he experienced adverse yaw to the left. Rather then trying to abort the takeoff he attempted to salvage the takeoff. The airplane temporarily became airborne, he pulled the throttle to idle and attempted to stop⦠The airplane impacted in a shallow ditch filled with small trees. At the time of the accident the reported winds at the airport were variable at 5 knots.
Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane which resulted in the airplane veering off course and subsequent impact with trees.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB MIA01LA095
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2024 11:39 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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