# Accident 20020819023169A: Cessna 172P, Buffalocity, WI, August 19, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 19, 2002, 11:10 local time
- Place: Buffalocity, WI
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.2517° N, 91.8586° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2517&lon=-91.8586&mi=10
- Aircraft: N381J, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N381J) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA255) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020819023169A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON AUGUST 19, 2002, AT 1110 CDT, A CESSNA 172P OWNED BY DUFF'S AIRCRAFT SALES AND LEASING INC., AND OPERATED BY BRUNO LOUIS JACQUET, DEPARTED THE ROADWAY ON THE LEFT SIDE DURING TAKEOFF ON AN AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY FLIGHT. VFR FLIGHT CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, THE PILOT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE PILOT HOLDS A CURRENT ATP CERTIFICATE WITH MULTIENGINE AND INSTRUMENT RATINGS. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT THE WINONA MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (ONA) AT APPROX 1055 CDT. A PRECAUTIONARY LANDING WAS MADE ON THE ROADWAY TO CHECK IF THE OIL DIPSTICK HAD BEEN REINSTALLED IN THE ENGINE AFTER SERVICING THE ENGINE WITH OIL PRIOR TO DEPARTURE FROM THE WINONA AIRPORT.

## 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 CHI02LA255](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA255), Aug 19, 2002: Cessna 172P (N381J), Buffalo City, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The malfunction of the seat positioning system for undetermined reasons, which resulted in the loss of directional control. A factor to the accident was the descending 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.

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