# Accident 20130224002589A: Cessna 172A, Wahkon, MN, February 24, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 24, 2013, 15:50 local time
- Place: Wahkon, MN
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.2800° N, 93.7667° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2800&lon=-93.7667&mi=10
- Aircraft: N76NG, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76NG-2018-02-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172A (registry code 2072404, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental 0-300 series (registry code 17022, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 260 total, 232 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA176) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224002589A

## Narrative

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

PILOT DEPARTED KCBG FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH HIS DAUGHTER.  THEY FLEW TOWARDS MILLE LACS LAKE AND DECIDED TO DO A TOUCH-AND-GO ON ONE OF THE PLOWED ICE ROADS.

THE PILOT SELECTED A ROAD BASED ON WINDS AND THE LACK OF ICE HOUSES AND PEOPLE NEARBY.  ALTHOUGH HE HAD LANDED ON ICE ROADS IN THE PAST, HE HAD NOT LANDED ON THIS ONE.  THE ROAD WAS 19FT WIDE.

AFTER LANDING HE RAISED THE FLAPS TO 10 DEGREES, PUSHED OFF THE CARB HEAT, AND APPLIED FULL POWER.  THE AIRCRAFT THEN HIT A SMALL RISE IN THE ICE AND SKIPPED TO THE LEFT.

THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL CONTACTED THE SNOW BANK AND PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, FORCING ALL THREE WHEELS INTO THE SNOW AND DECELERATING THE AIRCRAFT.  THE NOSEWHEEL IMPACTED SOME HARD PACK SNOW AND THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 CEN13CA176](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA176), Feb 24, 2013: Cessna 172A (N76NG), Vineland, MN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side.

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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