# Accident 20061116024559A: Cessna 172G, Ankeny, IA, November 16, 2006

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 16, 2006, 18:00 local time
- Place: Ankeny, IA
- Airport: Ankeny Regional Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6914° N, 93.5664° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6914&lon=-93.5664&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1374F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1374F) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172G (registry code 2072420, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172g) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172G
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 520 total, 475 in this make and model, 36 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA025) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061116024559A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND AT THE ANKENY, IA AIRPORT (IKV) AT APPROXIMATELY 1800 LOCAL TIME. THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE PILOT CONTROLLED RUNWAY LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE DURING HER FIRST LANDING ATTEMPT AND INITIATED A GO AROUND. ON THE SECOND ATTEMPT THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE STILL OFF BUT SHE ATTEMPTED TO LAND, OVERSHOT THE RUNWAY AND RAN OFF THE END. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY DAMAGE UNTIL THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO TAXI THE AIRCRAFT BACK ONTO THE RUNWAY AND IT FELL INTO A DRAINAGE DITCH. AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR, ENGINE FIREWALL AND PROPELLER.

## 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 CHI07CA025](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA025), Nov 17, 2006: Cessna 172G (N1374F), Ankeny, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's improper decision to land on an unlighted runway at night, and her resulting failure to attain a proper touchdown point leading to the landing over run. Contributing factors were the…

## Other reports on N1374F (1)

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

- [Accident 20230903016359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230903016359A), Sep 3, 2023: Cessna 172G (N1374F), Neola, IA, Substantial damage. Airman used tach time for fuel monitoring purposes. Didn't realize the differnce in hobbs vs tach time for fuel /flight monitoring purposes. Airman didn't…

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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