Cessna 172A N9822T

Summary

On 13 May 2008 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172A registered N9822T was involved in an accident near Jamestown, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were 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.

Date

13 May 2008 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Jamestown, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

41.4833, -80.4333

Aircraft

Cessna 172A

Registration

N9822T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Jamestown → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

MIA08CA100

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain control after takeoff resulting in contact with the ground. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadequate preflight planning resulting in a takeoff from a short, wet, soft, runway.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

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The pilot was not aware of the length of the runway, and did not walk/survey the runway prior to the takeoff from the short, wet, soft runway. He used a combination short and soft field takeoff procedures, and after becoming airborne, the "P" factor (left turning tendency) seemed "unusually strong." He applied right aileron and rudder in an attempt to maintain directional control, but the right wing then the nose and left wing contacted the ground. The pilot further stated that there was no preimpact failure or malfunction with the airplane or its systems.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.