# Incident 19970228004469I: Cessna 172N, Springfield, IL, February 28, 1997

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 28, 1997, 14:15 local time
- Place: Springfield, IL
- Airport: Capital Airport
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.8017° N, 89.6437° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Springfield, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8017&lon=-89.6437&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6105J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 78 total, 11 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/19970228004469I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: DURING LANDING ROLL, THE AIRMAN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY ENCOUNTERING MUDDY SOD CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT PROPELLER TO STRIKE THE GROUND THROUGH THREE REVOLUTIONS. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CROSSED A TAXIWAY, SUBSEQUENTLY COMING TO REST ON A SERVICE ROAD. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED NO INJURIES. AN INSPECTION OF THE AIRCRAFT REVEALED NO APPARENT DAMAGE. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED TO AIRPORT PROPERTY. THIS INCIDENT IS CLOSED WITH THIS REPORT.

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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