# Accident 20120610013039A: Cessna 172H, Moscow Mills, MO, June 10, 2012

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 10, 2012, 10:30 local time
- Place: Moscow Mills, MO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9017° N, 90.9603° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9017&lon=-90.9603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3736R, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3736R-2018-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172H (registry code 2072424, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 93 total, 71 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN12CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA361) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120610013039A

## Narrative

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

DURING TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 27 AT GREENSFIELD AIRPORT (M71) NEAR MOSCOW MILLS, MO. N3736R CLIMBED TO APPROXIMATELY 5-10 FEET AND WAS PUSHED BACK ONTO RUNWAY BY GUST OF WIND.  THE PILOT ELECTED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF ATTEMPT AND BEGAN APPLYING BRAKING ACTION.  INSUFFICIENT RUNWAY REMAINED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP BY THE END OF THE PAVED RUNWAY SURFACE.  ACCORDING TO PILOT AND PASSENGER STATEMENTS THE AIRCRAFT WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES PER HOUR AS IT EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY HOWEVER DUE TO THE STEEP EMBANKMENT JUST OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY THE AIRCRAFT ROLLED DOWN THE EMBANKMENT AND STRUCK THE NEAR EDGE OF THE PERPENDICULAR ROAD.  THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS SHEARED OFF BY IMPACT WITH THE DITCH.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN SLID ACROSS THE PAVED ROAD AND CAME TO REST UPRIGHT BUT NOSE DOWN IN THE FAR DITCH.  NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT.

## 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 CEN12CA361](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN12CA361), Jun 10, 2012: Cessna 172H (N3736R), Moscow Mills, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain control of the airplane during takeoff in a gusty crosswind, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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