# Accident 20070223002299A: Cessna 172N, Holland, MI, February 23, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 23, 2007, 08:54 local time
- Place: Holland, MI
- Airport: Tulip City Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7428° N, 86.1075° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7428&lon=-86.1075&mi=10
- Aircraft: N5321D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5321D-2012-04-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 48 total, 46 in this make and model, 5 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070223002299A

## Narrative

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

(-23) THE STUDENT PILOT REPORTED THAT ON TAKEOFF BETWEEN 40-50 KTS THE AIRCRAFT PULLED TO THE LEFT. HE ATTEMPTED TO STRAIGHTEN THE TAKEOFF RUN USING THE FLIGHT CONTROLS, APPLYING THE RIGHT BRAKE AND REDUCING THE POWER. THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT RESPOND AND DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PREPARED SURFACE. AS IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY IT STRUCK A SNOW BANK AND FLIPPED OVER, CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED.

## 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 CHI07CA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA076), Feb 23, 2007: Cessna 172N (N5321D), Holland, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's inadequate compensation for the crosswind condition and his failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff, which caused the airplane to impact the snow bank and nose…

## Other reports on N5321D (1)

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

- [Accident 20021204031749A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20021204031749A), Dec 4, 2002: Cessna 172N (N5321D), Holland, MI, Substantial damage. (-23) Student pilot with 10 total hours was performing his first solo flight in the aircraft. During his first landing and after a normal touchdown, the…

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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