# Accident 20201117017249A: Cessna 120, Johnson City, KS, November 17, 2020

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 17, 2020, 14:35 local time
- Place: Johnson City, KS
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5797° N, 101.5997° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5797&lon=-101.5997&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2376N, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2376N) (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: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 393 total, 41 in this make and model, 24 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN21LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20201117017249A

## Narrative

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

WHILE VISITING FAMILY,THE PILOT LANDED AT JHN AND FUELED AIRCRAFT.  HE THEN TAXIED TO RUNWAY 17 AND THEN DEPARTED THE AREA TO THE EAST AND SAW A FAMILY MEMBER WORKING IN A FIELD. HE DECIDED TO PERFORM A FLYBY FROM THE NORTH TO THE SOUTH. HE THEN BEGAN MAKING A LOW LEVEL LEFT TURN TO THE EAST OVER A FIELD WHICH WAS SOFT AND BEGINNING TO SPROUT.  WHEN HE FELT THE LEFT WING BEGAN TO DROP TOWARD THE GROUND, HE IMMEDIATELY IMPUTED FULL RIGHT AILERON AT WHICH POINT THE LEFT WING BEGAN DRAGGING ON THE GROUND, FOLLOWED BY THE ENGINE/PROPELLER IMPACTING THE GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED ROTATING LEFT AT WHICH POINT THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR SEPARATED THE AIRCRAFT AND THE OUTBOARD RIGHT WING IMPACTED GROUND. THE AIRCRAFT THEN CONTINUED SLIDING TO A STOP. THE AIRPLANE REMAINED INTACT EXCEPT FOR THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE AIRPLANE THROUGH THE DOORS. THE WEATHER WAS NICE WITH EXCELLENT VISIBILITY. THE WIND WAS BLOWING FROM THE SOUTH AND GUSTING TO 25KTS

## 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 CEN21LA062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA062), Nov 17, 2020: Cessna 120 (N2376N), Johnson City, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s improper decision to fly the airplane at too low an altitude resulting in the airplane impacting terrain.

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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