# Accident 20020410010809A: Cessna 172N, Appleton, WI, April 10, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 10, 2002, 04:28 local time
- Place: Appleton, WI
- Airport: Outagamie County Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2794° N, 88.4499° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2794&lon=-88.4499&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733PX, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733PX) (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
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410010809A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 10, 2002 AT APPROXIMATELY 4:25 AM, AT OUTIGAMIE AIRPORT, APPLETON WI. A CESSNA C-172 N733PX FLOWN BY TIMOTHY LEIKIP VEERED LEFT OF RUNWAY DURING DEPARTURE. AN INVESTIGATION WAS CONDUCTED. THE INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT MR. LEIKIP ON 04-10-2002 COMPLETED A FLIGHT FROM TOLEDO OHIO TO APPLETON WI. HE CLOSED HIS FLIGHT PLAN AT 12:50 AM. AT APPROXIMATELY 4:15 AM MR. LEIKIP WAS GOING TO REPOSITION THE AIRCRAFT (N733PX) TO FOND DU LAC, WI. THIS IS ABOUT A 20 MINUTE FLIGHT. NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS OPENED. MR. LEIKIP TAXIED TO RUNWAY 21 THEN STARTED HIS DEPARTURE. AT ABOUT 1200 FEET THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT OF RUNWAY 21 HITTING B-6 TAXIWAY SIGN, CROSSING THE B-6 TAXIWAY. AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET DOWN THE RUNWAY, 30 FEET LEFT OF RUNWAY 21 THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST. THE AIRCRAFT HAD SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT COMPLAINED OF MINOR PAIN, LEFT THIGH. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI02LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA103), Apr 10, 2002: Cessna 172N (N733PX), Appleton, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll resulting in the subsequent impact with terrain.

## Other reports on N733PX (2)

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

- [Incident 19980813036739I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980813036739I), Aug 13, 1998: Cessna 172N (N733PX), Manitowoc, WI, Minor damage. (-5)Mr. Ingen honsz rented N733PX a Cessna 172 from fon du lac sky port. He and three passengers with full fuel tanks were enroute to sturgeon bay, when he…
- [Accident 19870401008169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870401008169A), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna 172N (N733PX), Halstead, KS, Substantial damage. The aircraft landed long and overran the runway. The pilot reported a wind shift during rollout. None indicated.

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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