# Accident 20180508004939A: Cessna 172R, Batavia, OH, May 8, 2018

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 8, 2018, 16:20 local time
- Place: Batavia, OH
- Airport: Clermont County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.0803° N, 84.2086° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0803&lon=-84.2086&mi=10
- Aircraft: N377ES, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N377ES) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172R (registry code 2072401, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0-360-B1E (registry code 41559, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0-360-b1e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172R
- Reported engine: LYCOMING I0-360-B1E
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 286 total, 105 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA18CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA276) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20180508004939A

## Narrative

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

ON MAY 8, 2018 A CESSNA 172R, N377ES WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING TAKEOFF AT CLERMONT COUNTY AIRPORT, OH (I69).  BY THE PILOTS CALCULATIONS THE AIRCRAFT WAS 200 POUNDS OVER THE MAXIMUM GROSS TAKEOFF WEIGHT.  WITNESSES STATED THAT THE TAIL WAS UNUSUALLY LOW TO THE GROUND AS THE AIRCRAFT TAXIED OUT FOR TAKEOFF.  ON TAKEOFF, AS THE AIRCRAFT LEFT THE GROUND, THE PILOT STATED THAT THE STALL HORN WAS GOING OFF.  WHILE APPROXIMATELY TEN FEET IN THE AIR THE PILOT DECIDED TO ABORT TAKEOFF SO HE REDUCED THE ENGINE THROTTLE AND PITCH THE NOSE UP TO FLARE.  THE AIRCRAFT STALLED AND THE NOSE WHEEL STRUCK THE RUNWAY INDUCING AN OSCILLATION CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO JUMP BACK INTO THE AIR.  THE AIRCRAFT BOUNCED TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE REMAINING ON THE GROUND.  THE PILOT FELT HE WAS GOING TO RUN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY SO HE SET THE FLAPS TO FULL AND VEERED THE AIRPLANE TO THE RIGHT TO TRY TO EXIT ON A TAXIWAY.  DUE TO EXCESSIVE SPEED, THE AIRPLANE MISSED THE TAXIWAY AND WENT THROUGH A DITCH.  THE NOSE WHEEL COLLAPSED FOLLOWED BY THE MAIN GEAR.  THE PROPELLER STRUCK THE GROUND AND THE AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST A FEW FEET BEYOND THE DITCH.

REVIEWED BY DWS: 06/27/2018

## 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 GAA18CA276](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA18CA276), May 8, 2018: Cessna 172 (N377ES), Batavia, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s decision to take off with the airplane over its maximum gross weight due to his failure to perform preflight weight and balance calculations, which affected the airplane’s takeoff…

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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