# Incident 20160320003219I: Cessna 172N, Austin, TX, March 20, 2016

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 20, 2016, 07:12 local time
- Place: Austin, TX
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Taxi
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N739HH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N739HH) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 99 total, 99 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160320003219I

## Narrative

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

N739HH, C172, LOST CONTROL WHEN UNSECURE SEAT MOVED BACK DURING TAKEOFF. ON SUNDAY MAR 20, 2016 PILOT WAS GIVEN CLEARANCE TO TAKEOFF FROM KAUS. WHEN PILOT INITIATED THROTTLE LEFT SEAT MOVED BACK AND DID NOT CATCH RAILS. PILOT COULD NOT REACH RUDDER PEDALS AND HAD LIMITED VISIBILITY ABOVE THE HORIZON. PILOT WAS ABLE TO REACH THROTTLE AND REDUCE POWER. AIRPLANE NATURALLY TURNED LEFT TOWARDS THE GRASS AREA UNTIL AIRPLANE CAME TO A STOP.

AIRCRAFT WAS SHUTDOWN, PILOT REQUESTED AIRCRAFT TO BE MOVED TO SAFE AREA.

## Other reports on N739HH (2)

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

- [Incident 19911125057829I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911125057829I), Nov 25, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739HH), El Paso, TX, Minor damage. Unable to start engine. Moved prop as pilot walked to cockpit engine started aircraft moved. Hit another plane.
- [Incident 19910823043239I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910823043239I), Aug 23, 1991: Cessna 172N (N739HH), Van Horn, TX. Pilot stated engine lost power. Made an emergency landing. Found NR2 cylinder exhaust valve was broken off.

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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