# Accident 20011001029309A: Cessna 172R, Wauchula, FL, October 1, 2001 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: October 1, 2001, 15:20 local time - Place: Wauchula, FL - Airport: Wauchula Municipal Airport - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 27.5408° N, 81.7991° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5408&lon=-81.7991&mi=10 - Aircraft: N851CP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R - Reported engine: LYC IO360L2A - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 115 total, 105 in this make and model, 32 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA002) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011001029309A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON OCTOBER 1, 2001, AT 10:15 LOCAL TIME, A CESSNA 172, N851CP, REGISTERED TO NATHANIEL AVIATION, INC. WAS LANDING AT WACHULA, FLORIDA AIRPORT F37, WHEN THE PILOT STATES THE AIRCRAFT CAUGHT A GUST OF WIND AND WAS PUSHED OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT THEN ROLLED INTO A DITCH WHERE THE NOSE LANDING GEAR WAS TORN OFF THE FIREWALL AND THE PROPELLER WAS BENT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT SARASOTA, FLORIDA. (.19) ON OCTOBER 1, 2001, ABOUT 1520 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N851CP, REGISTERED TO NATHANIEL AVIATION INC., AND OPERATED BY EAGLE AVIATION ACADEMY, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, LOST CONTROL DURING LANDING AT WAUCHULA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SARASOTA, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1500. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36 AT WAUCHULA AIRPORT, AND THE WIND WAS COMING FROM ABOUT 310 DEGREES. THE PILOT FURTH ER STATED THAT DURING THE LANDING ROLLOUT THE LEFT WING LIFTED, AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED HARD TO THE LEFT. THE PILOT SAID HE REDUCED POWER IN AN ATTEMPT TO STOP, BUT THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY INTO THE GRASS, AND STRUCK A DITCH, COMING TO AN ABRUPT STOP. THE PILOT SAID THAT HE DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO VEER HARD TO THE LEFT AS IT DID. AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED THE POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION, STATED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL AND THE PROPELLER HAD ALL RECEIVED DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. (.4) ON OCTOBER 1, 2001, ABOUT 1520 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME, A CESSNA 172R, N851CP, REGISTERED TO NATHANIEL AVIATION INC., AND OPERATED BY EAGLE AVIATION ACADEMY, AS A TITLE 14 CFR PART 91 PERSONAL FLIGHT, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AT WAUCHULA, FLORIDA. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE PRIVATE-RATED PILOT, SOLE OCCUPANT OF THE AIRCRAFT, WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRCRAFT INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM SARASOTA, FLORIDA, THE SAME DAY, ABOUT 1500. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE WAS PERFORMING TOUCH-AND-GO LANDINGS ON RUNWAY 36 AT WAUCHULA AIRPORT, AND THE WIND WAS COMING FROM ABOUT 310 DEGREES, AT ABOUT 10 TO 12 KNOTS, WITH SOME GUSTS. THE PILOT FURTHER STATED THAT DURING THE TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT 100 TO 150 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND AS HE APPLIED POWER, AND REACHED FOR THE FLAP CONTROL TO TAKE OFF, THE LEFT WING LIFTED, THEN DROPPED, AND THE AIRCRAFT WENT SUDDENLY TO THE LEFT, INTO THE GRASS. THE PILOT SAID HE REDUCED POWER, AND TRIED TO STEER THE AIRCRAFT TOWARD THE TAXIWAY, BUT IT COLLIDED WITH A DITCH. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, WHEN THE AIRCRAFT COLLIDED WITH THE DITCH THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT, AND THE AIRCRAFT STOPPED IMMEDIATELY. AN FAA INSPECTOR WHO CONDUCTED THE POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION, STATED THAT THE LEFT WING TIP, NOSE LANDING GEAR, FIREWALL AND THE PROPELLER HAD ALL RECEIVED DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. ## 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 MIA02LA002](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA002), Oct 1, 2001: Cessna 172R (N851CP), Wauchula, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft while attempting to take off after executing a touch-and-go landing, in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.