# Incident 19960811038319I: Cessna 172RG, Dayton, OH, August 11, 1996

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 11, 1996, 13:15 local time
- Place: Dayton, OH
- Airport: James M Cox Dayton International
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9023° N, 84.2194° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at JAMES M COX DAYTON INTL (DAY), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9023&lon=-84.2194&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4709R, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4709R) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 790 total, 10 in this make and model, 15 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960811038319I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: AIRMAN WAS CLEARED FOR TAKEOFF ON RUNWAY 6R BUT DEPARTED ON THE "CLOSED" PORTION OF RUNWAY 24L. FAA FACILITIES; DAY HOSTS AN ANNUAL "TRAP/SKEET" SHOOT LOCATED ON THE SOUTH WEST CORNER OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY AND ADJACENT TO THE DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY 24L. DURING THIS COMPETITION, THE LAST 3,000 FEET OF RNWY 24L IS NOTAM'D CLOSED. THE CONTROLLER TAPES PROVIDED TO THE CVG FSDO INDICATES ENOUGH CONFUSION ON THE PART OF THE AIRMAN, (FROM HIS FIRST CALL UP TO AND THROUGH OUT HIS PROGRESSIVE), THAT THE LOCAL CONTROLLER SHOULD HAVE BEEN MORE SITUATIONALLY AWARE OF THE SITUATION THAT WAS DEVELOPING. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AIRMAN/AIR AGENCY COMPETENCE: THE AIRMAN NEEDED TO USE HIS "AIRPORT DIAGRAM" WHICH HE ADMITS HE HAD ON HIS LAP AND ONCE ON THE ACTIVE RUNWAY, CONFIRM HIS ASSIGNED RNWY WITH A CROSS-CHECK OF HIS DIRECTIONAL GYRO AND NOT BE HESITANT TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION OF DIRECTIONS FROM THE LCL CONTROLLER.

## Other reports on N4709R (4)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20240613017569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20240613017569I), Jun 13, 2024: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Murray, KY, Minor damage. Pilot was practicing touch and go's in the local traffic pattern of kcey (Murray, KY) pm runway 23 with light winds and no weather in a retractable gear 172.…
- [Incident 19920418018209I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920418018209I), Apr 18, 1992: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Touched down following an ILS approach with gear not down and locked.
- [Accident 19870728042619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870728042619A), Jul 28, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Aspen, CO, Substantial damage. Landed gear up due to distraction by thundershowers in vicinity. No aircraft malfunction reported.
- [Incident 19850209033559I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850209033559I), Feb 9, 1985: Cessna 172RG (N4709R), Tulsa, OK, Minor damage. Instructor allowed student to land gear up.

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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