# Incident 19980324007869I: Cessna 172N, Hyannis, MA, March 24, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1998, 13:50 local time
- Place: Hyannis, MA
- Airport: Barnstable Municipal-Boardman - Pol
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6529° N, 70.2828° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hyannis, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6529&lon=-70.2828&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737SX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737SX) (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: 192 total, 192 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980324007869I

## Narrative

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

NARRATIVE: INCIDENT AT HYANNIS AIRPORT. ON MARCH 24, 1998 AT APPROXIMATELY 12:45 PM I WAS PILOTING A RENTED CESSNA 172 (N737SX). IN PREPARATION FOR DEPARTURE, I RECEIVED ATIS "W" WHICH CALLED FOR WINDS FROM 250 AT 11 KNOTS. RUNWAY 24 WAS ACTIVE. I RECEIVED PERMISSION TO TAXI TO RUNWAY 24 AND PREPARE FOR AN INTERSECTION DEPARTURE AT "B". I DID A RUN-UP AT THE END OF THE TAXIWAY AND FOUND THE CONTROLS TO BE FREE AND CORRECT. ALL ASPECTS OF THE PLANE CHECKED-OUT PROPERLY AND I DETERMINED THE AIRCRAFT TO BE AIRWORTHY. I RECEIVED CLEARANCE FROM THE TOWER TO DEPART RUNWAY 24 AT INTERSECTION "B". THE WINDSOCK INDICATED WINDS BLOWING STRAIGHT DOWN THE RUNWAY. I BEGAN TO EXECUTE A NORMAL DEPARTURE, WITH NO AILERON CORRECTION. JUST AS I ATTAINED ROTATION SPEED OF 52 KNOTS, THE PLANE STARTED TO ABRUPTLY VEER TO THE LEFT. I APPLIED ADDITIONAL RIGHT RUDDER. THE PLANE CONTINUED TO VEER SHARPLY LEFT AND SUDDENLY LEFT THE RUNWAY. I ABORTEDTHE TAKE-OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL AND SLOW THE AIRCRAFT BY CUTTING THE THROTTLE IN ORDER TO TAXI TO AN APPROPRIATE TAXIWAY. UPON REACHING TAXIWAY "A" I DISENGAGED THE ENGINE, AND WAS NOTIFIED BY THE TOWER TO LEAVE THE PLANE IN PLACE. I HAVE 191.5 TOTAL HOURS, 19 HOURS IN THE PAST 90 DAYS. I UNDERWENT A BIENNIAL FLIGHT REVIEW ON 7/20/98. I AM TAKING INSTRUCTION FOR AN INSTRUMENT RATING AND SIX OF MY LAST 8 FLIGHTS, SINCE 2/1/98, HAVE BEEN "DUAL" WITH A CFII. IF I MAY BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT ONCE. THANK YOU, EDWARD J. COCHRAN. PVT. PILOT CERT. # 27327478.

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- [Incident 20041013027169I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041013027169I), Oct 13, 2004: Cessna 172N (N737SX), Vashon, WA. (-23) Approximately three minutes after takeoff from Vashon island and two miles north the engine power was reduced to almost idle. The pilot stated that any…

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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