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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Harrison, OH · March 16, 1997

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Date
March 16, 1997 · 13:40 local
Place
Harrison, OH
Airport
Cincinnati West Airport
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N737ZC
NTSB investigation
NTSBIAD97LA055
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
22 total22 in this make and model
N737ZCRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17269793 · Built 1977Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Student was landing aircraft, lost control, ran off runway and hit trees. (.4) on March 16, 1997, at 1340 eastern standard time, N737ZC, a Cessna 172, was substantially damaged when it veered off the runway and collided with trees during landing at Cincinnati West Airport, Harrison, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and a flight plan was not filed. The instructional flight originated at Harrison, Ohio, and was conducted under 14 CFR part 91. The pilot reported that he was practicing touch and go landings on runway 18. He said the airplane touched down sideways, with the nose pointing to the left. He added full power to realign the airplane on the runway, but the airplane veered off the left side of the runway, and collided with trees. The pilot reported his total flight experience to be 22 hours, all in make and model, and he also reported that there was no mechanical malfunction. The reported winds at the time of the accident was variable at 5 knots. He said the accident could have been prevented if he had not added full power.

As the FAA filed it

STUDENT WAS LANDING AIRCRAFT, LOST CONTROL, RAN OFF RUNWAY AND HIT TREES. (.4) ON MARCH 16, 1997, AT 1340 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, N737ZC, A CESSNA 172, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHEN IT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND COLLIDED WITH TREES DURING LANDING AT CINCINNATI WEST AIRPORT, HARRISON, OHIO. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND A FLIGHT PLAN WAS NOT FILED. THE INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT HARRISON, OHIO, AND WAS CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE WAS PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 18. HE SAID THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN SIDEWAYS, WITH THE NOSE POINTING TO THE LEFT. HE ADDED FULL POWER TO REALIGN THE AIRPLANE ON THE RUNWAY, BUT THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND COLLIDED WITH TREES. THE PILOT REPORTED HIS TOTAL FLIGHT EXPERIENCE TO BE 22 HOURS, ALL IN MAKE AND MODEL, AND HE ALSO REPORTED THAT THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION. THE REPORTED WINDS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT WAS VARIABLE AT 5 KNOTS. HE SAID THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF HE HAD NOT ADDED FULL POWER.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD97LA055Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportHarrison, OHthe student pilot's failure to maintain directional control, and his improper operation of the throttle for regain control, which resulted in the airplane veering off the runway and colliding with a tree.Mar 16, 1997 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N737ZC · 1

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

Incident 19990225016239IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Harrison, OH(-5) Conseled pilot on proper procedures for demonstration of engine out procedures during the crosswind legs of the traffic pattern. During engine out procedure, airplane overran runway coming to rest in the field across the road from runway 18 at Harrison,…Feb 25, 1999 · Minor damage