# Accident 20010405007399A: Cessna 172P, Williamsport, PA, April 5, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 2001, 15:57 local time
- Place: Williamsport, PA
- Airport: Williamsport-Lycoming County
- Damage: No damage
- Location: 41.2386° N, 76.9342° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2386&lon=-76.9342&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65630, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65630-2001-06-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA040) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010405007399A

## Narrative

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

(-23)UPON LANDING AND JUST AFTER TOUCHDOWN ON RW 12 AT IPT, THE PLANE BEGAN TO DRIFT RIGHT ON RUNWAY. I TOUCHED DOWN AT BETWEEN 60-70 KPH.  THE PATTERN WAS FLOWN AT 70K AND TOUCHDOWN  WAS IN THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY WITH PLANE LINED UP ON CENTERLINE.  AS PLANE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT TOWARDS GRASS INFIELD, I INITIATED A GO AROUND, GAVE FULL THROTTLE AND RAISED THE FLAPS, NOTIFIED ATC OF A GO AROUND.  I TRIED TO GAIN SPEED AND KEEP PLANE GOING STRAIGHT OUT OVER THE GRASS INFIELD, HOWEVER THE PLANE DID NOT DEVELOP LIFT AND STARTED TO TURN LEFT.  I TRIED TO HOLD PLANE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL TO DEVELOP SPEED, AND COULD NOT GAIN ALTITUDE.  THE STALL WARNING SOUNDED BRIEFLY, BEFORE HITTING A FENCE AND COMING TO REST NEXT TO RAILROAD.  THE PLANE DID NOT GAIN ANY MORE THAN ABOUT 10-15 FEET OF ALTITUDE AFTER ADDING FULL THROTTLE.

## 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 IAD01LA040](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA040), Apr 5, 2001: Cessna 172P (N65630), Williamsport, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's premature raising of flaps resulting in his failure to establish a climb and his failure to maintain directional control.

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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