# Accident 19980801019219A: Cessna 172N, Lebanon, OH, August 1, 1998 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: August 1, 1998, 10:40 local time - Place: Lebanon, OH - Airport: Brownies Lebanon Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing) - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 39.4194° N, 84.2090° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.4194&lon=-84.2090&mi=10 - Aircraft: N733LK, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733LK) (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: 2 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 390 total, 194 in this make and model, 86 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA087) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980801019219A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. ACFT WAS PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS, BUT THE FLAPS WERE STUCK BETWEEN 10-20 DEGRESS ON TAKEOFF, ACFT DID NOT GET ENOUGH SPEED, AND STRUCK THE ROOF OF A CAR ON THE HIGHWAY AND BOUNCED INTO A FIELD. (-23) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) WAS DEMONSTRATING GRASS FIELD LANDINGS TO THE STUDENT PILOT. HE LANDED DOWN WIND, OVER 35 FOOT TREES ONTO AN UPHILL RUNWAY. THE PILOT STATED HE SLID ON LANDING BECAUSE OF A 90 DEGREE CROSS WIND AND ELECTED TO GO AROUND. HE SAID THE FLAPS HESITATED WHEN FIRST SELECTED UP, THEN RETRACTED NORMALLY. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT GAIN ENGUTH AIRSPEED TO FLY, RAN INTO TALL GRASS AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT COULD NOT STOP AND ELECTED TO "POP" THE AIRCRAFT OVER THE FENCE AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT CLEARED THE FENCE BUT THEN SETTLED AND STRUCK A NORTHBOUND AUTOMOBILE ON SR48. THE LANDING GEAR HIT THE ROOF AND WINDSHIELD OF THE CAR. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED AIRBORNE CLEARING THE MEDIAN STRIP, THE SOUTH BOUND LANES OF THE HIGHWAY, AND A FENCE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE AIRCRAFT LANDED IN A PLOWED FIELD. (.4) THE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR WAS TO DEMONSTRATE A SOD FIELD LANDING TO THE STUDENT PILOT. THE INSTRUCTOR SET UP FOR APPROACH AND LANDING TO THE WEST, WITH WINDS FROM THE EAST AT 7 KNOTS. AFTER TOUCHDOWN, THE INSTRUCTOR BRAKED FOR A FULL STOP BUT THE AIRPLANE STARTED TO SKID. THE INSTRUCTOR THEN ADDED POWER AND CONFIGURED THE AIRPLANE FOR A GO-AROUND. HE SAID HE THEN ATTEMPTED TO ABORT THE GO-AROUND BECAUSE THE FLAPS HAD NOT RETRACTED, BUT THE AIRPLANE AGAIN BEGAN TO SKID. DURING THE SKID, THE FLAPS RETRACTED AND HE AGAIN APPLIED POWER FOR TAKEOFF. THE INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE LACKED THE RUNWAY TO STOP AND COULD NOT GAIN SUFFICIENT AIRSPEED TO FLY. AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY, IN AN EFFORT TO CLEAR THE HIGHWAY AT THE DEPARTURE END, THE PILOT 'POPPED' THE AIRPLANE INTO THE AIR. WHILE OVER THE HIGHWAY, THE LANDING STRUCK THE ROOF OF A PASSING CAR. THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED AND LANDED IN A FIELD ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED NO DISCREPANCIES WITH THE FLAPS OR THE FLAP ACTUATING SYSTEM. ## 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 IAD98LA087](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD98LA087), Aug 1, 1998: Cessna 172N (N733LK), Lebanon, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the landing, which resulted in inadequate obstacle (car) clearance during initial takeoff climb. A contributing factor is the pilot's decision to perform a tailwind… ## Other reports on N733LK (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Accident 19970321003879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970321003879A), Mar 21, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733LK), Middletown, OH, Substantial damage. Aircraft was taxiing when the right wing struck a lamp post on a service road. (-23) the accident occurred at the conclusion of a 14 CFR 91 pleasure flight in… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. 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