# Accident 20030427017669A: Cessna R172K, Burnham, PA, April 27, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 27, 2003, 18:30 local time
- Place: Burnham, PA
- Airport: Mc Cardle Farm Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.6453° N, 77.5553° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6453&lon=-77.5553&mi=10
- Aircraft: N758XB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N758XB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna R172K (registry code 2072431, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-r172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental IO-360 series (registry code 17025, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-io-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA R172K
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC03LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA091) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030427017669A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON APRIL 27, 2003, AT 1830 HOURS, A CESSNA 172, N758XB, REGISTERED TO GUY R. MCCARDLE, CRASHED DURING TAKEOFF FROM MCCARDLE'S FARM FIELD (PS11) WHILE ON A PLEASURE FLIGHT. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME, AND NO FLIGHT PLAN WAS FILED. THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT, GUY R. MCCARDLE WAS NOT INJURED. DURING THE TAKEOFF ROLL, PILOT MCCARDLE LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT, VEERED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND TRAVELED DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND COLLIDED WITH TREES.

## 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 NYC03LA091](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA091), Apr 27, 2003: Cessna 172K (N758XB), Burnham, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll.

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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