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FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Reedsburg, WI · December 9, 2001

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Date
December 9, 2001 · 11:15 local
Place
Reedsburg, WI
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N4303Q
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA053
Reported as
Cessna 172L
N4303QRegistered now · Cessna 172LS/N 17260203 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(.19) On December 9, 2001, at 1115 central standard time, a Cessna 172L, N4303Q, operated by a private pilot, collided with a runway end identifier light control box following a loss of control on takeoff. The takeoff was being made on runway 18 (4,840 feet by 75 feet, asphalt) at the Reedsburg municipal airport, Reedsburg, Wisconsin. The pilot reported to local authorities that his seat slid back as he was trying to attach a GPS to his leg on takeoff. The airplane traveled off the left side of the runway where it contacted a runway end identifier light control box. The pilot aborted the takeoff. The pilot then departed in the airplane and flew to kenosha, Wisconsin where he landed uneventfully. The pilot was not injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The original destination of the flight is unknown at this time. (-23) N4303Q, Cessna 172-L, departing the Reedsburg municipal airport, Reedsburg, WI., on 12/09/2001, the pilot lost control on takeoff, went off the runway and struck the runway end identifier light (REIL) control box at 17152. The REIL box was destroyed after the accident the pilot inspected the aircraft, he taxied back and departed for kenosha (aircraft on the ground at kenosha). The aircraft was substantially damaged. The pilot did not report the accident.

As the FAA filed it

(.19) ON DECEMBER 9, 2001, AT 1115 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172L, N4303Q, OPERATED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, COLLIDED WITH A RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT CONTROL BOX FOLLOWING A LOSS OF CONTROL ON TAKEOFF. THE TAKEOFF WAS BEING MADE ON RUNWAY 18 (4,840 FEET BY 75 FEET, ASPHALT) AT THE REEDSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, REEDSBURG, WISCONSIN. THE PILOT REPORTED TO LOCAL AUTHORITIES THAT HIS SEAT SLID BACK AS HE WAS TRYING TO ATTACH A GPS TO HIS LEG ON TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT CONTACTED A RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT CONTROL BOX. THE PILOT ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE PILOT THEN DEPARTED IN THE AIRPLANE AND FLEW TO KENOSHA, WISCONSIN WHERE HE LANDED UNEVENTFULLY. THE PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIRPLANE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE ORIGINAL DESTINATION OF THE FLIGHT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME. (-23) N4303Q, CESSNA 172-L, DEPARTING THE REEDSBURG MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, REEDSBURG, WI., ON 12/09/2001, THE PILOT LOST CONTROL ON TAKEOFF, WENT OFF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK THE RUNWAY END IDENTIFIER LIGHT (REIL) CONTROL BOX AT 17152. THE REIL BOX WAS DESTROYED AFTER THE ACCIDENT THE PILOT INSPECTED THE AIRCRAFT, HE TAXIED BACK AND DEPARTED FOR KENOSHA (AIRCRAFT ON THE GROUND AT KENOSHA). THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THE PILOT DID NOT REPORT THE ACCIDENT.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI02LA053Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportReedsburg, WIThe pilot inadvertently released the seat adjustment mechanism which resulted in the seat sliding back during takeoff, and his subsequent failure to maintain control of the airplane. A factor associated with the accident was the runway light control box,…Dec 9, 2001 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N4303Q · 1

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

Accident 19750809022049ATo Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct) · Nw Prt Richey, FLPlt attempted tkeoff with full flaps.Aug 9, 1975 · Substantial damage