# Accident 20040613010279A: Cessna 172P, Huntsville, AL, June 13, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 13, 2004, 10:30 local time
- Place: Huntsville, AL
- Airport: Madison County Exec Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.8614° N, 86.5572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.8614&lon=-86.5572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N98981, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N98981) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 68 total, 9 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA131) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20040613010279A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 ATL04CA131](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL04CA131), Jun 13, 2004: Cessna 172 (N98981), Meridianville, AL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during an attempted takeoff, which resulted in the on ground collision with the ground.

## Other reports on N98981 (1)

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

- [Incident 19931001037459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19931001037459I), Oct 1, 1993: Cessna 172P (N98981), Warren, VT, Minor damage. Pilot made a hard landing. Bounced. Lost control. Veered off runway. Ground loop onto its back.

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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.