# Accident 19970316003239A: Cessna 172N, Harrison, OH, March 16, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1997, 13:40 local time
- Place: Harrison, OH
- Airport: Cincinnati West Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.2393° N, 84.7901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2393&lon=-84.7901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737ZC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737ZC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 22 total, 22 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA055) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970316003239A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 IAD97LA055](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA055), Mar 16, 1997: Cessna 172 (N737ZC), Harrison, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: the 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…

## Other reports on N737ZC (1)

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

- [Incident 19990225016239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990225016239I), Feb 25, 1999: Cessna 172N (N737ZC), Harrison, OH, Minor damage. (-5) Conseled pilot on proper procedures for demonstration of engine out procedures during the crosswind legs of the traffic pattern. During engine out…

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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