# Accident 20030615012189A: Cessna 172M, Gridley, IL, June 15, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 15, 2003, 17:30 local time
- Place: Gridley, IL
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7231° N, 88.8667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7231&lon=-88.8667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N20553, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20553) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 355 total, 150 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA161) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030615012189A

## Narrative

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

(-23) ON JUNE 15, 2003 AT APPROXIMATELY 1730 CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME, N20553 EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER DURING TAKE OFF FROM A 2300 FOOT RESTRICTED LANDING AREA NEAR GRIDLEY, IL. THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND ATTEMPTED AN OFF AIRPORT LANDING FROM AN ALTITUDE OF APPROXIMATELY EIGHTY FEET. THE LEFT WING AND NOSE LANDING GEAR CONTACTED THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO CARTWHEEL ON TO IT'S BACK. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED AND THE PILOT, THE SOLE OCCUPANT, RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRMAN STATED HE HAD FORGOTTEN TO TURN THE FUEL VALVE ON.

## 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 CHI03LA161](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03LA161), Jun 15, 2003: Cessna 172M (N20553), Gridley, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The checklist not followed by the pilot and the fuel starvation of the engine. The incorrect fuel tank selector position by the pilot,, and the lack of recurrent training were contributing factors.

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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