# Accident 19970923028959A: Cessna 172RG, Monroe, WA, September 23, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1997, 15:30 local time
- Place: Monroe, WA
- Airport: Firstair Field Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.8703° N, 121.8791° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8703&lon=-121.8791&mi=10
- Aircraft: N64ML, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N64ML-2012-08-22) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O360F1A6
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,650 total, 178 in this make and model, 124 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA97LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA214) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970923028959A

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST CONTROL DURING DEPARTURE AND HIT 62161 THAT WAS PARKED NEXT TO RUNWAY. (.4) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS GIVING INSTRUCTION ON SHORT FIELD TAKEOFFS TO A COMMERCIAL PILOT (DUAL STUDENT) WHO WAS TRAINING TO BE A CFI. THE DUAL STUDENT, SEATED IN THE RIGHT SEAT, TAXIED TO THE RUNWAY, SELECTED NO FLAPS, ADDED FULL POWER AND RELEASED THE BRAKES. THE AIRPLANE PREMATURELY BECAME AIRBORNE AT 40 KNOTS AND THE DUAL STUDENT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE CFI IMMEDIATELY TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. DESPITE HER ATTEMPTS TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND/OR INCREASE AIRSPEED, THE AIRPLANE VEERED AWAY FROM THE RUNWAY WHILE FLYING ABOUT 10 FEET ABOVE IT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK ANOTHER AIRPLANE THAT WAS PARKED ABOUT 20 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY'S EDGE. THE COLLISION TORE THE ENTIRE RIGHT HORIZONTAL STABILIZER OFF OF THE AIRPLANE THAT THE CFI WAS FLYING. THE CFI CONTINUED TO CLIMB TO ABOUT 500 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND, ENTERED THE TRAFFIC PATTERN, AND LANDED THE AIRPLANE SAFELY ONTO RUNWAY 7.

## 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 SEA97LA214](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA97LA214), Sep 23, 1997: Cessna 172RG (N64ML), Monroe, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the flight instructor to adequately perform remedial action, and her failure to abort the takeoff. Factors contributing to the accident include the premature rotation of the airplane…

## Other reports on N64ML (1)

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

- [Accident 20040113000459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040113000459A), Jan 13, 2004: Cessna 172RG (N64ML), Enumclaw, WA, Substantial damage. (-23) Cam followers broke apart in area that contacts camshaft leading to aircraft accidents. The part failure caused the lower loss and emergency landing off…

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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