# Accident 19950312003699A: Cessna 120, Skaneateles, NY, March 12, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 12, 1995
- Place: Skaneateles, NY
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Location: 42.8904° N, 76.3707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8904&lon=-76.3707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N77467, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77467-2015-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA072) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950312003699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

DURING TAKEOFF, AIRCRAFT RAN OFF RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. (.19) ON SUNDAY, MARCH 12, 1995 ABOUT 1415 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 120, N77467, OWNED AND OPERATED BY DENNIS WILSON, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM AERO DROME AIRPORT, IN SKANEATELES, NEW YORK.  THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.  A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED FOR THE TRAINING FLIGHT OPERATED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91.  VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS EXISTED.  ACCORDING TO THE PILOT HE HAD 65 HOURS OF THE ACCIDENT.  HE ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS TO BE THE LAST SOLO CROSS-COUNTY TRAINING FLIGHT NEEDED TO QUALIFY FOR THE PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST.  THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS DEPARTING RUNWAY 10 WITH A 5 KNOTS CROSSWIND.  HE TAXIED TO THE END OF THE RUNWAY, MADE A 180 DEGREE TURN TO LINE UP WITH THE CENTERLINE OF THE RUNWAY.  HE BEGAN THE TAKEOFF ROLL, THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT.  "I USED THE RUDDER INSTEAD OF AILERON INPUTS, THE AIRCRAFT STILL VEERED LEFT.  I SAW THE SNOW BANK TO THE LEFT AND APPLIED BRAKES."  UPON APPLICATION OF BRAKES THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC95LA072](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC95LA072), Mar 12, 1995: Cessna 120 (N77467), Skaneateles, NY, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control and his improper use of the brakes.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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