# Accident 20010101038259A: Cessna 172N, Lincoln, IL, January 1, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 1, 2001, 17:40 local time
- Place: Lincoln, IL
- Airport: Logan County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.1505° N, 89.3610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1505&lon=-89.3610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737WQ, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WQ) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA057) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010101038259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) N737WQ, A CE-172, DEPARTED SPRINGFIELD, IL WITH A PILOT AND PASSENGER ON BOARD, AT APPROXIMATELY 1720 LOCAL TIME, ON A PERSONAL FLIGHT. THE PILOT FLEW N737WQ TO LINCOLN, IL WITH THE INTENTION OF EXECUTING A TOUCH AND GO LANDING AT THE LOGAN COUNTY AIRPORT. THE PILOT REPORTED LISTENING TO THE AWOS FOR THAT AIRPORT WHEN HE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8 MILES FROM THAT DESTINATION. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE AWOS WAS REPORTING THE SURFACE WINDS TO BE CALM AND HE ELECTED TO LAND AND DEPART ON RUNWAY 03 AT LINCOLN. THE PILOT PROCEEDED TO LAND ON RUNWAY 03, AND HAD ADVANCED THE THROTTLE FOR TAKEOFF WHEN THE AIRCRAFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED A SNOW BANK. THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY SHEARED THE NOSE GEAR RESULTING IN THE NOSE OF THE AIRCRAFT DRIPPING ONTO THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT OVERTURNED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE PILOT AND PASSENGER RECEIVED NO INJURIES DURING THIS EVENT.

## 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 CHI01LA057](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA057), Jan 1, 2001: Cessna 172N (N737WQ), Lincoln, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the aborted takeoff attempt, the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and the…

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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