# Accident 20160102000059A: Cessna 172S, Newton, IA, January 2, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 2, 2016, 09:45 local time
- Place: Newton, IA
- Airport: Newton Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.6744° N, 93.0217° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6744&lon=-93.0217&mi=10
- Aircraft: N947SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N947SP-2019-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0360 SER
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 124 total, 124 in this make and model, 26 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA16CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA093) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160102000059A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT REPORTED THAT HE DEPARTED THE ANKENY AIRPORT (KIKV) IN N947SP AT APPROXIMATELY 09:30 ON JANUARY 2ND AND PLANNED TO FLY FIRST TO THE NEWTON VOR (TNU) AND THEN TO KTNU TO PERFORM ONE TOUCH AND GO BEFORE RETURNING TO KIKV.

ON FINAL APPROACH AT TNU, THE PILOT REPORTED THE LEFT (WEST) HALF OF RUNWAY 32 WAS COMPLETELY SNOW COVERED AND THAT THE RUNWAY HAD BEEN PLOWED, BUT THE CONCRETE WAS NOT VISIBLE ON THE LEFT HALF OF THE RUNWAY. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT REPORTED THE RIGHT (EAST) HALF OF THE RUNWAY HAD PATCHES OF SNOW, BUT THERE WAS MORE CONCRETE VISIBLE.

THE PILOT STATED THAT HE APPLIED FULL FLAPS AND TRIMMED THE PLANE UP TO 65 KNOTS AND THE PLANE AS VERY STABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE THROTTLE COMPLETELY OFF PRIOR TO CROSSING THE END OF RUNWAY 32 AND TOUCHED DOWN ON THE CENTER OF THE RUNWAY. FURTHER, HE STATED THAT THE TOUCHDOWN AND ROLL WAS SMOOTH AND UNEVENTFUL.

AS THE AIRCRAFT WAS ROLLING DOWN THE RUNWAY, AND PREPARING  TO TAKE OFF AND INITIATE A TOUCH-AND-GO, THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND ADVANCED THE THROTTLE WHILE APPLYING RIGHT RUDDER TO COMPLETE HIS TAKEOFF AND RETURN TO KIKV.  IMMEDIATELY UPON ADVANCING THE THROTTLE, THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE PLANE VEERED SHARPLY LEFT AND HE IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE THROTTLE OFF, BUT COULD NOT STOP THE PLANE BEFORE IT HIT THE SNOW THAT WAS PILED UP ALONG THE LEFT (WEST) EDGE OF RUNWAY 32.

## 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 GAA16CA093](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA093), Jan 2, 2016: Cessna 172 (N947SP), Newton, IA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during the takeoff, resulting in a runway excursion, and airplane nose over.

## Other reports on N947SP (1)

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

- [Accident 20130513008919A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130513008919A), May 13, 2013: Cessna 172S (N947SP), Ankeny, IA, Substantial damage. Student pilot during first solo flight. The first landing, made to a full stop, was uneventful. During second landing the pilot did not flare sufficiently; the…

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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