# Incident 19981214044799I: Cessna 172M, Cleveland, OH, December 14, 1998

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 14, 1998, 14:40 local time
- Place: Cleveland, OH
- Airport: Burke Lakefront
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.5179° N, 81.6826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at BURKE LAKEFRONT (BKL), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5179&lon=-81.6826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6441F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6441F) (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 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 25 total, 25 in this make and model, 25 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19981214044799I

## Narrative

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

ACCORDING TO WITNESS AND SUBSTANTIATED BY TRUCKS ON RUNWAY AND ADJACENT GROUND, PILOT WAS PRACTICING TOUCH & GO MANEUVERS AND LOST CONTROL OF A/C WHILE TRANSITIONING FROM LANDING TO TAKE OFF PHASE. THE A/C VEERED TO THE LEFT, EXITING THE RUNWAY APPROX. 2700 MARK, ROLLING ACROSS 80' FO DRY GROUND OVER A ROCK EMBANKMENT AND COMING TO REST, NOSE DOWN INTO LAKE ERIE, THE PILOT SWAM TO SHORE WITH SUSTAINING ONLY MINOR INJURY TO HAND.

## Other reports on N6441F (1)

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

- [Incident 19960429022369I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960429022369I), Apr 29, 1996: Cessna 172N (N6441F), Cleveland, OH. Narrative: Mr. Hartman violated cle class b airspace 4 miles east of (bkl) Burke Lakefront Airport. Mr. Hartman was flying east & thought he was clear of class…

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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