ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 228100
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| Date: | Sunday 11 August 2019 |
| Time: | 07:42 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172 Skyhawk |
| Owner/operator: | Wright Flyers Club |
| Registration: | N8928B |
| MSN: | 36628 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1958 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4962 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental O-300-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near New Carlisle, OH -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | New Carlisle, OH (3OH0) |
| Washington-County Airport, PA (WSG/KAFJ) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The pilot was conducting a personal flight when during takeoff he was too aggressive as he pulled aft on the control stick to rotate, which resulted in a higher-than-normal pitch attitude after liftoff. About 15 seconds after liftoff, he felt the airplane shudder as it began to descend. He decreased airplane pitch to increase airspeed, but the airplane continued to descend. He made an immediate landing in a plant nursery about 0.5 mile from the departure end of runway. The airplane's nose landing gear collided with a hoop support in the plant nursery before the airplane impacted terrain. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the fuselage, both wings, and the empennage. The pilot reported that there were no mechanical malfunctions or failures that would have precluded normal operation of the airplane.
A witness reported seeing the airplane taxi to the approach end of the runway and stop momentarily before it continued the takeoff roll with the flaps retracted. He saw the airplane pitch up very sharply about 330-500 ft from the departure end of the runway. The airplane's pitch attitude was high enough for him to see the top surface of both wings and the horizontal stabilizers. The airplane climbed about 2-3 airplane lengths in the nose-high pitch attitude before it pitched down to a nose-level attitude. The airplane's tail yawed briefly left and right before the right wing dropped and the airplane descended behind a tree line.
Although the airplane was about 5 lbs over maximum gross weight, it likely still had adequate takeoff performance to achieve a normal takeoff with the runway length available. It is likely the pilot used excessive aft pitch control during rotation, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall shortly after liftoff.
Probable Cause: The pilot's excessive use of pitch control during rotation, which resulted in the airplane exceeding its critical angle of attack and entering an aerodynamic stall shortly after liftoff.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CEN19LA263
FAA register: https://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=8928B
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Aug-2019 14:03 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Aug-2019 14:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 14:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 14:19 | Aerossurance | Updated [Location] |
| 11-Aug-2019 15:06 | Captain Adam | Updated [Narrative] |
| 11-Aug-2019 15:15 | Aerossurance | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2019 12:57 | Spacepope | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Aug-2019 15:31 | RobertMB | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2022 17:23 | rvargast17 | Updated [Time, Source] |
| 09-Sep-2022 13:57 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, Category, Accident report] |
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