# Accident 20140213001359A: Cessna 172R, Ellsworth, KS, February 13, 2014

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 13, 2014, 16:20 local time
- Place: Ellsworth, KS
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout
- Operating rules: Pilot school (Part 141)
- Operator: KKCS
- Location: 38.7503° N, 98.2292° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7503&lon=-98.2292&mi=10
- Aircraft: N816KS, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N816KS-2014-07-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING O&VO-360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 36 total, 36 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN14CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA152) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20140213001359A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT CONTROL WAS LOST DURING THE AFTER LANDING ROLL. THE LEFT MAIN GEAR CAUGHT A PLOWED SNOW RIDGE ON THE WEST (LEFT) EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THIS FURTHER PULLED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE LEFT, ALSO CAUSING THE NOSE GEAR TO CONTACT THE PLOWED SNOW RIDGE. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED ON IT'S BACK, CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO BE DESTROYED. THE AIRMAN WAS ABLE TO EVACUATE THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT INJURY.

PILOT'S STATEMENT:

I WAS MAKING MY FINAL APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35. I WAS ON CENTER LINE THE WHOLE WAY DOWN. I STARTED MY FLARE TO LAND. AS I DID THIS I MOVED TO THE LEFT OF CENTER LINE. THE RUNWAY WAS  VERY NARROW SO I WAS ALMOST TAKEN OFF THE RUNWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO DO A GO AROUND BUT I COULDN'T REACT FAST ENOUGH TO KEEP THE WHEELS OFF THE GROUND. THEY TOUCHED DOWN AND BEGAN TO PULL ME EVEN MORE TO THE LEFT BECAUSE OF HEAVILY PACKED SNOW. I WAS DIVERTED OFF THE RUNWAY AND THE NOSE WHEEL CAUGHT THE SNOW CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER HEAD FIRST.

## 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 CEN14CA152](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN14CA152), Feb 13, 2014: Cessna 172R (N816KS), Ellsworth, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the student pilot's failure to maintain directional control during landing.

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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