# Accident 20010320004529A: Cessna 172K, Holland, MI, March 20, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2001, 17:15 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7428° N, 86.1078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7428&lon=-86.1078&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79301, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79301-2004-09-29) (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
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA107) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004529A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON RUNWAY 08, WIND WAS REPORTED AS 330 DEGREES AT 7 KTS. DURING ROLL OUT, PILOT RETRACTED FLAPS AND ATTEMPTED A TAKE-OFF, (TOUCH & GO). A/C DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO RUNWAY SIGNS BEFORE COMING TO REST IN SOFT GROUND ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. (.19)ON MARCH 20, 2001, AT 1715 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172K, N79301, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF FROM A TOUCH AND GO ON RUNWAY 26 (5,000 FEET BY 100 FEET, ASPHALT, DRY) AT TULIP CITY AIRPORT (BIV), HOLLAND, MICHIGAN, WHEN THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY WHEN FULL THROTTLE WAS APPLIED. THE 14 CFR PART 91 PLEASURE FLIGHT HAD DEPARTED BIV ON A LOCAL FLIGHT. THE AIRPLANE VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK TWO RUNWAY LIGHTS AFTER THE FIRST LANDING OF A TOUCH AND GO. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED 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 CHI01LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA107), Mar 20, 2001: Cessna 172K (N79301), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors included the soft ground and the runway lights.

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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