Cessna 172M N1472U

Summary

On 15 March 2010 at about 19:45 local time, a Cessna 172M registered N1472U, operated by Riverside Aviation Inc, was involved in an accident near Waupaca, 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

15 March 2010 at 19:45

Classification

Accident

Location

Waupaca, Wisconsin, United States

Nearest airport

Waupaca Municipal Airport (PCZ)

Coordinates

44.3331, -89.0197

Aircraft

Cessna 172M

Registration

N1472U

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Riverside Aviation Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waupaca → Waupaca

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA158

Nobody was injured.

The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control while taking off in gusting winds.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The student pilot reported that he rotated about 60 knots to a nose-up attitude during takeoff. He said that the left wing raised “abruptly” due to a wind gust and that he overcorrected with left aileron and “set the plane back down on the runway.” The airplane was then heading for the edge of the runway and the pilot reduced the airplane throttle. The airplane exited the runway, including its safety area, and nosed over in a plowed field. The pilot reported no mechanical malfunctions with the airplane prior to the accident flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.