# Accident 20010131004539A: Cessna 172RG, Sunfield, MI, January 31, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 31, 2001, 13:00 local time
- Place: Sunfield, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7609° N, 84.9892° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7609&lon=-84.9892&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6448V, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6448V-2010-08-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172RG (registry code 2072438, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172rg) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172RG
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA106) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010131004539A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 1/31/01. MR. HAMILTON WAS ATTEMPTING TO TAKE-OFF AND THE RUNWAY SURFACE WAS SNOW AND SLUSH COVERED. THE LEFT TIRE WENT THROUGH A DEEP POCKET OF SLUSH AND PULLED THE A/C TO THE LEFT.   MR. HAMILTON  SAID  HE  TRIED  TO CORRECT IT BUT THE SNOW WAS DEEPER TOWARD THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE A/C CONTINUED TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED THE RUNWAY SIDE SNOW BANK AND TIPPED FORWARD STRIKING THE RIGHT WING TO THE GROUND. THE OUTBOARD SECTION OF THE WING WAS STRUCTURALLY DAMAGED. THE PROP AND ENGINE COWLING WERE ALSO DAMAGED.                                               (.19)ON JANUARY 31, 2001, AT 1300 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172, N6448V, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF WHEN THE LEFT MAIN GEAR ENCOUNTERED SLUSH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY, AND THE AIRPLANE HIT A SNOWBANK AND TIPPED UP ON THE RIGHT WING. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS DEPARTING FROM RUNWAY 27 (2,341 FEET BY 100 FEET, GRASS, WET) AT THE HIRAM CURE AIRFIELD (C43), SUNFIELD, MICHIGAN, ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED.

## 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 CHI01LA106](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA106), Jan 31, 2001: Cessna 172RG (N6448V), Sunfield, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadequate preflight preparation and the unsuitable terrain for takeoff encountered. Factors included the slushy runway and the snowbank.

## Other reports on N6448V (1)

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

- [Incident 19870613020259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870613020259I), Jun 13, 1987: Cessna 172RG (N6448V), Newport News, VA, Minor damage. Solo student without endorsement in logbook entered ata, landed witout a clearance. Collapsed nose gear on landing.

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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