# Accident 20001115018209A: Cessna 172H, Kalkaska, MI, November 15, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 15, 2000, 14:55 local time
- Place: Kalkaska, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.7295° N, 85.1703° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.7295&lon=-85.1703&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1706F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1706F-2018-02-01) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001115018209A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED AIRSPEED INDICATOR DID NOT RESPOND ON INITIAL T/O ROLL. HE CONTINUED T/O AND AIRSPEED (A/S) RESPONDED. AFTER T/O HE NOTED THE A/S BEGAN TO DROP. HE LEVELED OUT ABOVE THE RUNWAY TO INCREASE A/S. HE SAID A/S CONTINUED TO DROP, HE GLANCED AT THIS TACK, AND NOTED THE RPM HAD DROPPED FROM 2500 TO 2100. HE PUT THE ACFT BACK ON THE GROUND AND CUT POWER. HE COULD NOT STOP THE ACFT ON THE SNOWY GRASS. THE ACFT HIT A RUNWAY LIGHT, A SIGN, AND CONTINUED FOR A TOTAL OF 1566 FEET ON THE GROUND BEFORE IMPACTING A STUMP WITH THE NOSE GEAR, WHICH FLIPPED THE ACFT. PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION AND INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COULD NOT VERIFY AN ENGINE OPERATIONAL PROBLEM. THE PITOT SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR LEAKS AND/OR DEBRIS, AND NONE WERE FOUND. THE A/S INDICATOR WAS SHIPPED TO THE NTSB FOR TESTING. THE AIRCRAFT HAD AN ANNUAL INSPECTION ON 07-27-00 AT 1324 HRS TOTAL TIME, AND WAS DETERMINED TO BE AIRWORTHY. NTSB IS CONTINUING THE INVESTIGATION.

## 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 CHI01LA036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA036), Nov 15, 2000: Cessna 172H (N1706F), Kalkaska, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control on the ground. Factors relating to this accident were the student pilot's improper abort procedures, the sign, and the ditch.

## Other reports on N1706F (1)

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

- [Accident 20161020021949A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20161020021949A), Oct 20, 2016: Cessna 172H (N1706F), Kingfield, ME, Substantial damage. After short cruise segment 500' above valley, PIC elected to turn on course over rising terrain. PIC increased angle of attack and began climbing before adding…

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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