# Accident 20080816844219A: Cessna 172N, Huntington, IN, August 16, 2008

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 16, 2008, 15:00 local time
- Place: Huntington, IN
- Airport: Huntington Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8531° N, 85.4572° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8531&lon=-85.4572&mi=10
- Aircraft: N733KC, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733KC) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 153 total, 50 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI08CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA256) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080816844219A

## Narrative

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

(-23) PILOT STATED SHE WAS DEPARTING ON RUNWAY 09 AT KHHG WHEN THE AIRCRAFT STARTED TO PULL TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE LEFT SIDE OF RUNWAY 09 APPROXIMATELY 1600' FROM THE DEPARTURE END.  PILOT STATED SHE PULLED BACK ON THE CONTROL WHEEL TO LIGHTEN THE WEIGHT ON THE NOSE GEAR.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATLEY ANOTHER 1900'.  THE PILOT STATED SHE HAD STARTED PULLING OFF THE POWER WHEN THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A SHALLOW DEPRESSION.  THE NOSE GEAR SEPARATED AND THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED ANOTHER 100' BEFORE FLIPPING OVER ON ITS BACK.  THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST APPROXIMATELY 3600' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY AND APPROXIMATELY 150' TO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY.  PILOT PULLED OUT THE MIXTURE, SHUTOFF THE FUEL SELECTOR AND EXITED THE AIRCRAFT.  PILOT STATED THAT SHE BELIEVES SHE HAD HER FEET POSITIONED TOO HIGH ON THE RUDDER PEDALS AND WAS INADVERTANTLY APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE.  PILOT COULD NOT RECALL AIRSPEED ATTAINED.  SKID MARKS ON THE RUNWAY AND IN THE GRASS SUPPORT THIS STATEMENT.  THE THROTTLE WAS FOUND IN THE 1/2 OPEN POSITION.  THE MIXTURE CONTROL WAS IN THE 1/2 OPEN POSITION.  THE ELEVATOR TRIM WAS JUST OUTSIDE THE T/O POSITION ANU.  THE PARKING BRAKE WAS OFF AND BOTH MAIN WHEELS ROTATED FREELY.

## 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 CHI08CA256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI08CA256), Aug 16, 2008: Cessna 172N (N733KC), Huntington, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control during the takeoff roll. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's inadvertent use of the toe brake.

## Other reports on N733KC (1)

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

- [Incident 20220712014259I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220712014259I), Jul 12, 2022: Cessna 172N (N733KC), Zellwood, FL, Minor damage. Pilot started aircraft and aircraft proceeded to roll into hangar bldg. Pilot shutoff aircraft engine and exited aircraft. Pilot advised that the brakes failed…

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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