Cessna 172 N693SA
14 February 2003 · Clare, Michigan, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 14 February 2003 at about 19:30 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N693SA, operated by American Wings Academy, was involved in an accident near Clare, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 19:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Clare, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Clare Municipal Airport (48D)
- Coordinates
- 43.8344, -84.7400
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172
- Registration
- N693SA
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- American Wings Academy
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Clare → Flint
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI03LA073
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The student pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff roll. A factor was the snow bank.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane sustained substantial damage when it veered off the runway and hit a snow bank. The student pilot was on a solo cross country instructional flight. The student pilot, who had a total of 38 hours of flight time, reported that she "pulled the nose up too soon" during takeoff. The airplane veered to the left as she tried to lower the nose. She reduced power but was unable to prevent the airplane from departing the runway and hitting a snow bank on the left side of the runway.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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All 12,209 records for this type
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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