# Accident 20180421003949A: Cessna 120, Iola, WI, April 21, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 21, 2018, 12:30 local time
- Place: Iola, WI
- Airport: Central County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 44.5056° N, 89.0250° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5056&lon=-89.0250&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1807V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1807V) (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: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 10,451 total, 540 in this make and model, 267 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA221) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180421003949A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS PERFORMING INTERSECTION DEPARTURE ON SNOW COVERED RUNWAY WITH APPROXIMATELY 1200 FEET OF USABLE RUNWAY. PILOT STATED THAT, DURING TAKEOFF ROLL, HE ENCOUNTERED DEEPER SNOW THAN HE ANTICIPATED AND COULD NOT GAIN ENOUGH AIRSPEED TO TAKEOFF. WITH APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET OF RUNWAY LEFT, HE DECIDED TO ABORT THE TAKEOFF. HE PULLED BACK ON THE POWER, THE AIRCRAFT SANK IN THE DEEPER SNOW AND FLIPPED OVER ON ITS BACK. PILOT HAD RECENTLY INSTALLED TUNDRA TIRES.

## 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 GAA18CA221](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA221), Apr 21, 2018: Cessna 120 (N1807V), Iola, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to reject the takeoff from a snow-covered grass surface, which resulted in a nose-over.

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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