Cessna 172 N947SP

Summary

On 2 January 2016 at about 16:00 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N947SP, operated by Central Iowa Aviation LLC, was involved in an accident near Newton, Iowa, 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

2 January 2016 at 16:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Newton, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Newton Muni-Earl Johnson Field (TNU)

Coordinates

41.6744, -93.0217

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N947SP

Category

Airplane

Year built

1999

Engines

1

Operator

Central Iowa Aviation LLC

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ankeny → Newton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

GAA16CA093

Nobody was injured.

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

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

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.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.