# Accident 20020718016099A: Cessna 172N, Spearfish, SD, July 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 18, 2002, 11:00 local time
- Place: Spearfish, SD
- Airport: Black Hills-Clyde Ice Field
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.4803° N, 103.7831° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4803&lon=-103.7831&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1373E, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1373E) (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
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA211) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020718016099A

## Narrative

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

(-23) STUDENT PILOT MR. REEDE ON A SUPERVISED SOLO ON HIS SECOND TAKEOFF OF THE DAY VEERED TO THE LEFT AND RAN OFF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR STRUCK A ROCK AND DAMAGED THE NOSE GEAR TIRE, STRUT, LOWER FIREWALL, AND LOWER FUSELAGE. NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OR PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI02CA211](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02CA211), Jul 18, 2002: Cessna 172N (N1373E), Spearfish, SD, substantial damage. Probable cause: The probable cause of this accident was the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll. Differences in control forces and aircraft handling due to…

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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