# Accident 20010714039999A: Cessna 172K, Wsilla, AK, July 14, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 14, 2001, 16:30 local time
- Place: Wsilla, AK
- Airport: New Wasilla Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 61.5756° N, 149.5453° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5756&lon=-149.5453&mi=10
- Aircraft: N78254, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N78254) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 100 total, 85 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA085) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010714039999A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JULY 14, 2001, AT 1630 ADT, A CESSNA 172K, N78254, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING AN ABORTED TAKEOFF FROM THE WASILLA AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS OPERATED AS AN INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT. DURING AN INTERVIEW WITH THE STUDENT PILOT, SHE STATED SHE HAD BEEN PRACTICING TOUCH AND GOES. SHE SAID SHE LANDED LONG ON THE SECOND TOUCHDOWN, ELECTED TO MAKE A FULL STOP LANDING, AND TAXIED BACK TO RUNWAY 03. ON THE SUBSEQUENT TAKEOFF, SHE FELT THE PLANE DID NOT SEEM LIKE IT WANTED TO LIFT OFF, SO SHE ABORTED THE LANDING, AND APPLIED HEAVY BRAKING. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND THEN OFF THE RUNWAY, NOSING OVER IN SOFT TERRAIN. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE LEFT WING, FORWARD FUSELAGE AND FIREWALL AREA, AND COWL AND PROPELLER.

## 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 ANC01LA085](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC01LA085), Jul 15, 2001: Cessna 172K (N78254), Wasilla, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delay in aborting the takeoff roll.

## Other reports on N78254 (1)

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

- [Accident 19890819030539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890819030539A), Aug 19, 1989: Cessna 172K (N78254), Eureka, AK, Substantial damage. Struck a bump on the sod runway while landing causing nose gear to collapse and wing damage.

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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