# Accident 19990813012119A: Cessna 172G, Glenarm, IL, August 13, 1999

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 13, 1999, 09:10 local time
- Place: Glenarm, IL
- Airport: Robinson Rla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.6306° N, 89.6508° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.6306&lon=-89.6508&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4425L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4425L-2002-08-13) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI99LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA288) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990813012119A

## Narrative

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

ACFT WAS DEPARTING PRIVATE LANDING STRIP DOWNWIND, WINGTIP CONTACTED TALL CORN AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. (.19) ON AUGUST 13, 1999, AT 0910 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172G, N4425L, SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN DURING TAKEOFF FROM ROBINSON RLA (RESTRICTED LANDING AREA)(2100 FEET X 75 FEET DRY/TURF) NEAR GLENARM, ILLINOIS, THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT, STRUCK CORN, AND NOSED OVER. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE FLIGHT. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS NOT OPERATING ON A FLIGHT PLAN.  THE PRIVATE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS REPORTED NO INJURIES.  THE LOCAL FLIGHT WAS ORIGINATING AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. IN A TELEPHONE INTERVIEW, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE LISTENED TO SPRINGFIELD ATIS (AUTOMATED TERMINAL INFORMATION SERVICE) BEFORE TAKEOFF.  THE PILOT STATED THAT ON TAKEOFF HE ROTATED AT 60 MPH. HE SAID THAT ON CLIMB OUT THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT AND STRUCK CORN.  HE SAID THAT THE CONTACT WITH THE CORN "SUCKED" THE AIRPLANE FURTHER INTO THE CORN AND IT FLIPPED ON ITS BACK.  AT 0954, THE CAPITOL AIRPORT, SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS OBSERVATION WAS: WIND 290 DEGREES AT 17 KNOTS GUSTS TO 23 KNOTS; VISIBILITY 10 STATUTE MILES; SKY CONDITION SCATTERE D 1,400 FEET OVERCAST 2,200; TEMPERATURE 23 DEGREES C; DEW POINT 19 DEGREES C; ALTIMETER 29.80 INCHES OF MERCURY. (-23)AIRMAN BEGAN TAKEOFF ROLL DOWN WIND ON A NARROW PRIVATE AIRSTRIP.  DURING LIFTOFF WING CONTACTED TALL CORN.  AIRCRAFT TO REST INVERTED IN THE CORN APPROXIMATELY 150 FEET FROM POINT OF INITIAL CONTACT.  NEITHER THE AIRMAN NOR HIS TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED INJURIES.  THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI99LA288](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA288), Aug 13, 1999: Cessna 172G (N4425L), Glenarm, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's selection of the wrong runway for the prevailing winds. Factors were the pilot's misunderstanding of the wind information and the tailwind.

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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