# Accident 20011209036909A: Cessna 172L, Reedsburg, WI, December 9, 2001

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 9, 2001, 11:15 local time
- Place: Reedsburg, WI
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.5259° N, 89.9832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at , within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5259&lon=-89.9832&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4303Q, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N4303Q) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172L (registry code 2072432, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172l) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172L
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA053) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011209036909A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI02LA053](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA053), Dec 9, 2001: Cessna 172L (N4303Q), Reedsburg, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N4303Q (1)

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

- [Accident 19750809022049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809022049A), Aug 9, 1975: Cessna 172L (N4303Q), Nw Prt Richey, FL, Substantial damage. Plt attempted tkeoff with full flaps.

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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