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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Huntsville, AL · June 13, 2004

Date: June 13, 2004 · 10:30 local
Place: Huntsville, AL
Airport: Madison County Exec Airport
Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N98981
NTSB investigation: NTSBATL04CA131
Reported as: Cessna 172P
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 68 total9 in this make and model4 in the last 90 days

N98981Registered now · Cessna 172PS/N 17276390 · Built 1985 Airframe modelCessna 172P Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) On June 13, 2004, about 1030 CST, a Cessna 172P, N98981, crashed while landing. The pilot was performing a touch-and-go landing and lost control of the airplane. An investigation of the accident site revealed that the airplane touched down on the nose wheel and the right main wheel only and veered to the left of the runway. The airplane exited the runway through the grass, through a ditch, which sheared off the nose landing gear and damaged the engine lower firewall, engine mount assembly, the right hand bulkhead and the propeller assembly. The pilot received no injuries, and the airplane incurred substantial damage. The pilot stated that while performing touch and go landing, at approximately 10:30 am, he touched down on the runway and increased the engine's throttle and stepped on the right rudder pedal (too much) and the plane started "fishtailing." He could not regain control of the airplane.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON JUNE 13, 2004, ABOUT 1030 CST, A CESSNA 172P, N98981, CRASHED WHILE LANDING. THE PILOT WAS PERFORMING A TOUCH-AND-GO LANDING AND LOST CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ACCIDENT SITE REVEALED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE NOSE WHEEL AND THE RIGHT MAIN WHEEL ONLY AND VEERED TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE EXITED THE RUNWAY THROUGH THE GRASS, THROUGH A DITCH, WHICH SHEARED OFF THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND DAMAGED THE ENGINE LOWER FIREWALL, ENGINE MOUNT ASSEMBLY, THE RIGHT HAND BULKHEAD AND THE PROPELLER ASSEMBLY. THE PILOT RECEIVED NO INJURIES, AND THE AIRPLANE INCURRED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE PILOT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GO LANDING, AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM, HE TOUCHED DOWN ON THE RUNWAY AND INCREASED THE ENGINE'S THROTTLE AND STEPPED ON THE RIGHT RUDDER PEDAL (TOO MUCH) AND THE PLANE STARTED "FISHTAILING." HE COULD NOT REGAIN CONTROL OF THE AIRPLANE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB ATL04CA131Accident · No injuriesData collectionFinal reportMeridianville, ALThe pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff, which resulted in the on ground collision with the ground.Jun 13, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N98981 · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19931001037459ILevel Off Touchdown · Warren, VTPilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Lost control. Veered off runway. Ground loop onto its back.Oct 1, 1993 · Minor damage