Cessna 172H N2536L

Summary

On 6 June 2015 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172H registered N2536L was involved in an accident near Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, United States. 2 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

6 June 2015 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, United States

Nearest airport

Cottonwood Falls (9K0)

Coordinates

38.3581, -96.5439

Aircraft

Cessna 172H

Registration

N2536L

Category

Airplane

Year built

1966

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cottonwood Falls → Osage City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA15CA136

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain adequate airspeed to climb the airplane out of ground effect, which resulted in an aerodynamic stall and a collision with terrain.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that he departed from a soft grass runway and used the entire runway length. During the takeoff roll, the airplane accelerated much slower than what he was used to in the soft grass, but still believed he would have enough airspeed to climb. After clearing a fence at the end of the runway, he reported the flight controls felt "mushy," the right wing dropped, and the airplane entered an aerodynamic stall. During the stall the right wing impacted the terrain and the airplane came to rest in a field upright.   The pilot stated there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. During a post-accident inspection, a Federal Aviation Administration Aviation Safety Inspector reported the airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.