# Accident 20041230033509A: Cessna 172R, Smoketown, PA, December 30, 2004

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2004, 12:35 local time
- Place: Smoketown, PA
- Airport: Smoketown Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.0411° N, 76.2014° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0411&lon=-76.2014&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9962F, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9962F-2007-01-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: CONT IO360*
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 2 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041230033509A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE PILOT WAS LOW TIME, (2.0) HOURS IN THE CESSNA-172. THE CESSNA 172 WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 LBS. UNDER GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT. PILOT ROTATED AT 55 KTS. THE CESSNA-172 NEVER BECAME AIRBORNE. THE CESSNA-172 VEERED TO THE LEFT AND DEPARTED THE RUNWAY APPROXIMATELY HALF WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE CESSNA-172 REMAINED UNDER TAKEOFF POWER AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY AND ENTERED THE GRASS. THE AIRCRAFT CROSSED A TAXIWAY, RE-ENTERED THE GRASS, AND STRUCK A CESSNA-152 TIED DOWN ON A CONCRETE PAD DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE AIRPORT OFFICE. THE CESSNA-172 IMPACTED THE CESSNA-152'S RIGHT WING. THE 152 WAS TURNED 180 DEGREES, AND THE 172 WAS TURNED 90 DEGREES AND SLID SIDEWAYS THROUGH A SPLIT-RAIL FENCE AND IMPACTED TWO CARS IN THE AIRPORT PARKING LOT. THE 172'S THROTTLE WAS RETARDED PRIOR TO IMPACT WITH THE 152. THE CESSNA-152 WAS IMPACTED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. NO INDICATION OF BRAKING WAS PRESENT. BOTH AIRCRAFT WERE DESTROYED. THE PASSENGER IN THE RIGHT-FRONT SEAT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.

## 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 NYC05LA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC05LA034), Dec 30, 2004: Cessna 172R (N9962F), Smoketown, PA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during takeoff, which resulted in a collision with a parked airplane.

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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