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| Date: | Saturday 2 January 2016 |
| Time: | 11:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 172S |
| Owner/operator: | Central Iowa Aviation LLC |
| Registration: | N947SP |
| MSN: | 172S8142 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1999 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 8347 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-360 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newton Municipal Airport, IA (TNU/KTNU) -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Ankeny Regional Airport, IA (IKV/KIKV) |
| Newton Municipal Airport, IA (TNU/KTNU) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
According to the pilot, his intent was to perform a touch and go landing on a runway with patches of snow extending from the approach end to the departure end. The pilot reported that the touchdown and landing roll were uneventful. He reported that as he aborted the landing and configured the airplane for takeoff, he retracted the flaps, advanced the throttle and applied right rudder. He recalled that when he advanced the throttle, the airplane immediately made a sharp left turn, exited the runway to the left, and impacted the residual snow that was previously cleared from the runway. The airplane nosed over and the pilot exited the runway under his own power. The airplane sustained substantial damage to the vertical stabilizer and both wings.
The pilot reported that there were no mechanical failures or anomalies prior to or during the flight that would have prevented normal flight operation.
Probable Cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion, and airplane nose over.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB GAA16CA093
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 May 2013 | N947SP | Exec 1 Aviation | 0 | Ankeny Regional Airport, IA (IKV/KIKV) | |
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| Heavy landing | ||||||
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Oct-2022 14:56 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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