# Accident 20000911017249A: Cessna 172K, Novato, CA, September 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 11, 2000, 12:45 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1310° N, 122.5596° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1310&lon=-122.5596&mi=10
- Aircraft: N84828, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N84828-2003-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX00LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA335) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000911017249A

## Narrative

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

(-23) MR. GETHING WAS ON A SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING TOUCH AND GO AND FULL STOP LANDINGS. HE WAS MAKING HIS FINAL FULL STOP LANDING ON RUNWAY 31. THE FLAPS WERE AT EITHER 30 OR 40 DEGREES. AFTER LANDING, AT MIDFIELD, N84828 STARTED TURNING AND DRIFTING LEFT. N84828 DEPARTED RUNWAY 31 SHORTLY PAST MIDFIELD, TRAVELED ACROSS THE GRASS, ACROSS THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, AND ACROSS A DRAINAGE DITCH. THE FAR SIDE OF THE DITCH HAS A RAISED LEVEE ALONG ITS BANK. AFTER CROSSING THE DITCH, N84828 STRUCK THE LEVEE WITH ITS PROPELLOR, NOSE AND NOSE GEAR. THE AIRPLANE FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST INVERTED. TIRE MARKS STARTING AT MIDFIELD SHOWS THE RIGHT MAIN AND NOSEWHEEL LEAVING A TRACK. THE LEFT MAIN SHOWS GROUND CONTACT BETWEEN THE RUNWAY AND PARALLEL TAXIWAY. FROM THAT POINT ON THERE IS NO CURVATURE TO THE TIRE TRACKS. THEY CONTINUE STRAIGHT TO THE DITCH. MR. GETHING STATED THAT AS N84828 APPROACHED THE PARALLEL TAXIWAY, HE ATTEMTED A TAKEOFF BY APPLYING FULL POWER. HE THEN FELT THE PLANE HIT SOMETHING. THE NEXT THING HE KNEW, HE WAS HANGING FROM HIS SEATBELT.

## 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 LAX00LA335](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX00LA335), Sep 11, 2000: Cessna 172L (N84828), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: Failure of the student pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing rollout resulting in a collision with a berm.

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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