# Accident 20020606011439A: Cessna 172S, Monterey, CA, June 6, 2002 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: June 6, 2002, 16:00 local time - Place: Monterey, CA - Airport: Monterey Peninsula - Damage: No damage - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 36.6003° N, 121.8799° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.6003&lon=-121.8799&mi=10 - Aircraft: N748SP, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N748SP) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX02LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA184) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020606011439A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON JUNE 6, 2002, AIRCRAFT N748SP WAS ATTEMPTING A TAKE OFF FROM THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AIRPORT (MRY) WHEN THE TAKE OFF WAS ABORTED AND THE PILOT LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WAS SEVERED FROM THE AIRCRAFT, AND THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, FIREWALL, AND AIRCRAFT BELLY WERE SEVERELY DAMAGED. THE FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE AIRCRAFT NOSE TRIM WAS IN THE FULL NOSE DOWN POSITION, THE AUTO PILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER WAS PULLED, AND THE AIRCRAFT GUST LOCK WAS LYING ON THE FLOOR BETWEEN THE PILOTS LEGS. THE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE PROPELLER AND ENGINE FIREWALL INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING WITH HIGH POWER, AND NEAR AIRCRAFT ROTATIONAL SPEED. A STATEMENT FROM THE PILOT IN HER SUMMARY OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT SHE WAS NOT FULLY TRAINED ON ALL OF THE AIRCRAFT EQUIPMENT, AND THAT SHE HAD ABORTED AN EARLIER TAKE OFF ATTEMPT WHEN AN ALTITUDE ALERT MESSAGE AND HORN CAME ON PRIOR TO TAKE-OFF. SHE FURTHER STATED THAT SHE THEN TAXIED BACK TO DEL MONTE AVIATION, AND HER INSTRUCTOR CAME OUT AND PULLED THE AUTO PILOT CIRCUIT BREAKER, TOLD HER EVERYTHING WOULD BE OKAY AND SENT HER ON HER WAY. AT THIS POINT THE ACCIDENT OCCURRED. (.19) ON JUNE 6, 2002, ABOUT 1205 PACIFIC STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172S, N748SP, VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY DURING TAKEOFF FROM RUNWAY 28 LEFT AT MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA. DEL MONTE AVIATION WAS OPERATING THE HELICOPTER UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91. THE PRIVATE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, WAS NOT INJURED; THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PERSONAL CROSS-COUNTRY FLIGHT WAS EN ROUTE TO COLUMBIA, CALIFORNIA. DAY VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED, AND A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN HAD BEEN FILED. THE PILOT SAID THE CONTROL YOKE WAS NOT EFFECTIVE. THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED AFT AND DAMAGED THE FIREWALL AND FUSELAGE. ## 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 LAX02LA184](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX02LA184), Jun 6, 2002: Cessna 172S (N748SP), Monterey, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot was unfamiliar with the airplane's systems and failed to set the elevator trim in accordance with the published checklist. ## Other reports on N748SP (2) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 20211023018119I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211023018119I), Oct 23, 2021: Cessna 172S (N748SP), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. Palo Alto, CA (pao): N748SP, C172, late report: experienced hard landing and prop strike on runway 13 during student solo flight. POB: 1, injuries: none,… - [Incident 20150517006619I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20150517006619I), May 17, 2015: Cessna 172S (N748SP), Palo Alto, CA, Minor damage. The pilot was performing a touch and go landing, the pilot aborted the take off and went through a fence and into an embankment. 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.