Cessna 172N N73836

Summary

On 31 March 2011 at about 20:25 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N73836, operated by Tailwind Flight Academy, was involved in an accident near Appleton, Wisconsin, 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.

Date

31 March 2011 at 20:25

Classification

Accident

Location

Appleton, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Outagamie County Regional Arpt (ATW)

Coordinates

44.2581, -88.5189

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N73836

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Tailwind Flight Academy

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Appleton → Appleton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA271

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot stated that he performed a short field takeoff. He said he accelerated the airplane to about 58 knots indicated airspeed and the airplane veered left. He reduced the power and applied right rudder to keep the airplane on the runway, but the airplane exited the runway and cartwheeled on its nose. The airplane sustained substantial damage to its fuselage and wings. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane. He said that he may have inadvertently applied left toe brake during the takeoff.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.