# Accident 20050612024619A: Cessna 172N, Madison, WI, June 12, 2005

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 12, 2005, 18:54 local time
- Place: Madison, WI
- Airport: Dane Co Regional-Truax Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.1397° N, 89.3375° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1397&lon=-89.3375&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6454J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 103 total, 51 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI05CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA146) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20050612024619A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAKE OFF WITH THE CONTROL LOCK INSTALLED, THIS RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRCRAFT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE PILOT FAILED TO FOLLOW THE CHECKLIST. IT ALSO REVEALED THAT THE PLACARD REQUIRED BY THE FLIGHT MANUAL TO BE ON THE CONTROL LOCK WAS BROKEN OFF. ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^

## 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 CHI05CA146](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA146), Jun 13, 2005: Cessna 172N (N6454J), Madison, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper pre-flight which resulted in the control lock not being removed and his subsequent inability to control the airplane. The unmarked control lock and the FBO's failure to replace…

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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