# Accident 20170319007809A: Cessna 120, Columbia, IL, March 19, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 19, 2017, 10:05 local time
- Place: Columbia, IL
- Airport: Sackman
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Rotation
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.4522° N, 90.2361° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.4522&lon=-90.2361&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1915N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1915N-2017-09-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 120 (registry code 2071402, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental C85 series (registry code 17008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 120
- Reported engine: CONT MOTOR C85 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 1,350 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170319007809A

## Narrative

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

THE PILOT AND HIS INSTRUCTOR WERE PRACTICING TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS IN A CESSNA C-120 AIRCRAFT, FOR THE PURPOSE OF THE PILOT TO RECEIVE A TAIL WHEEL ENDORSEMENT ON HIS PILOT CERTIFICATE. THIS TAKEOFF WOULD HAVE BEEN THE FOURTH ONE FOR THIS TRAINING PERIOD. DURING THIS FULL-LENGTH RUNWAY TAKE OFF FROM RUNWAY 21 AT SACKMAN FIELD (H49) ABOUT THE 2/3RDS DOWN THE RUNWAY THE ENGINE WAS NOT DEVELOPING ENOUGH POWER FOR A SUCCESSFUL TAKEOFF AND DEPARTURE TO SAFELY CLEAR OBSTACLES, AS A RESULT OF THIS THE PILOT CLOSED THE THROTTLE AND MIXTURE CONTROL THEN APPLIED FULL BRAKES WITH ABOUT 700 FEET OF RUNWAY REMAINING. THE AIRCRAFT SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY BUT STILL EXITED THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY WHEN THE MAIN GEAR HIT A BERM. AS RESULT OF THIS THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER.

NOTE : AS THIS IS A PRIVATE RUNWAY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC THERE IS NO FAA REQUIREMENT FOR A RUNWAY SAFE AREA OR RUNWAY OVERRUN ON SAID RUNWAYS.

## 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 CEN17LA145](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN17LA145), Mar 19, 2017: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Columbia, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The partial loss of engine power due to carburetor icing.

## Other reports on N1915N (2)

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

- [Accident 20061123029149A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061123029149A), Nov 23, 2006: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Perryville, MO, Substantial damage. (-23) According to flight service that upon landing at K02 (Perryville Municipal Airport, Perryville, MO), the winds were variable at 5 knots. The pilot stated…
- [Incident 19950702025009I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950702025009I), Jul 2, 1995: Cessna 120 (N1915N), Lebanon, IL. Engine quit during cruise. Landed in a field. Found fuel contamination, caused carburetor float valve to stick.

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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