# Accident 20130428006699A: Cessna 172N, New Orleans, LA, April 28, 2013

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 28, 2013, 14:56 local time
- Place: New Orleans, LA
- Airport: New Orleans Lakefront
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.0386° N, 90.0236° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.0386&lon=-90.0236&mi=10
- Aircraft: N737FK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737FK-2018-02-08) (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
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 798 total, 30 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN13CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130428006699A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PICKING UP A BANNER THE PILOT SNAGGED THE TOW ROPE USED TO PICK UP THE BANNER ON THE AIRCRAFT NOSE GEAR WHICH DRAGGED THE AIRCRAFT DOWN TOWARDS THE GROUND. THE TOW ROPE BROKE, RELEASING THE AIRCRAFT DRAG BUT IT WAS TO LATE AND THE AIRCRAFT HIT THE TAXIWAY IN A FLAT ALTITUDE BREAKING OFF THE NOSE GEAR AND LEFT MAIN WAS TWISTED TO THE REAR 90 DEGREES. THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST OFF THE TAXIWAY IN A GRASSY AREA ABOUT 20 FEET FROM A HANGER. THE PILOT WAS HELPED FROM THE AIRCRAFT AND 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 CEN13CA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA246), Apr 28, 2013: Cessna 172N (N737FK), New Orleans, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to perform a steep climb before going around following a low pass for a banner tow pickup.

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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