# Accident 20020205007719A: Cessna 172N, Ottumwa, IA, February 5, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 5, 2002, 17:30 local time
- Place: Ottumwa, IA
- Airport: Ottumwa Industrial
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.0091° N, 92.4093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0091&lon=-92.4093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733FT, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733FT) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Pilot certificates: Student
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020205007719A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT IS A STUDENT PILOT WITH CURRENT ENDORSEMENTS AND MEDICAL/STUDENT PILOT CERTIFICATES. HE WAS IN SOLO FLIGHT PRACTICING TAKEOFFS AND LANDINGS, WHEN HE LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL ON THE FOURTH TAKEOFF. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RUNWAY TO THE LEFT AND IMPACTED A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

## 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 CHI02LA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA076), Feb 5, 2002: Cessna 172N (N733FT), Ottumwa, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the snowbank.

## Other reports on N733FT (2)

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

- [Accident 19970716047699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970716047699A), Jul 16, 1997: Cessna 172N (N733FT), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. (-16) After endorsing the student pilot for solo flight in the ottumwa airport traffic pattern, the CFI went into the building and was reading a magazine when…
- [Incident 19920530022619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920530022619I), May 30, 1992: Cessna 172N (N733FT), Durant, OK, Minor damage. Loss of engine power. Precautionary landing on highway. Engine failure caused by a failed valve.

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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