# Accident 20070314832139A: Cessna 172E, Big Rapids, MI, March 14, 2007

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 14, 2007, 14:00 local time
- Place: Big Rapids, MI
- Airport: Roben-Hood
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 43.7225° N, 85.5042° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7225&lon=-85.5042&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3622S, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3622S) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172E (registry code 2072412, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172E
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 60 total, 60 in this make and model, 10 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA090) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070314832139A

## Narrative

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

(-23) SOLO STUDENT PILOT ATTEMPTED A SIMULATED SOFT FIELD TAKEOFF ON RWY 32 AT KRQB.  AIRCRAFT DRIFTED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY AND STRUCK A SNOW BANK APPROXIMATELY 300 FT INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL.  AIRCRAFT TIPPED UP ON IT NOSE AND ROLLED OVER ON ITS BACK CAUSING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.  NO INJURIES TO THE STUDENT PILOT.

## 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 CHI07CA090](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA090), Mar 14, 2007: Cessna 172E (N3622S), Big Rapids, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during takeoff which led to the impact with the snow banks adjacent to the runway. The snow banks were contributing factors…

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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