Cessna 172 N2124E

Summary

On 3 April 2016 at about 12:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N2124E was involved in an accident near Orangeburg, South Carolina, 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

3 April 2016 at 12:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Nearest airport

Orangeburg Muni (OGB)

Coordinates

33.4533, -80.8597

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N2124E

Category

Airplane

Year built

1978

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Orangeburg → Orangeburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA181

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion and a nose over.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported while practicing take offs and landings, he made a standard approach and landing to runway 35. On takeoff, he reduced the flaps to zero degrees and he reported that the airplane was under control and over the runway centerline. After he applied full power and right rudder before lifting off the ground, the airplane started turning to the left sharply. He applied additional right rudder, he reduced the power, and applied full brakes. The airplane departed the runway to left into a swamp and nosed over. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the right wing and the firewall. The pilot verified that there were no preimpact mechanical failures or malfunctions with the airframe or engine that would have precluded normal operation. The pilot reported that the wind velocity at the accident site was 6 to 7 knots and the wind direction was 330 degrees. The weather reporting facility at the accident site reported that about 3 minutes after the accident time that the wind velocity was 7 knots and the wind direction was 310 degrees.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.