# Accident 20211028018209A: Cessna 172M, Ukiah, CA, October 28, 2021

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 2021, 13:00 local time
- Place: Ukiah, CA
- Airport: Ukiah Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Climb Out
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.1226° N, 123.2004° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.1226&lon=-123.2004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1870V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1870V) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Student
- Pilot flight hours: 30 total, 30 in this make and model, 28 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR22FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA022) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20211028018209A

## Narrative

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

A CESSNA 172M N1870V TOOK OFF FROM NAPA AIRPORT, CA. FOR A STUDENT PILOT THIRD CROSS COUNTRY SOLO FLIGHT, STUDENT PILOT TOUCHED DOWN AT UKIAH AIRPORT, CA. AND ON CLIMB OUT, STUDENT PILOT LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER, HIT RUNWAY HARD, BROKE OFF NOSE GEAR, AIRCRAFT CONTINUED APPROXIMATELY 200 YARDS WHERE IT RAN OFF RUNWAY IN THE DIRT AND FLIPPED OVER TO REST.

AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO NOSE GEAR, FIREWALL, INSTRUMENT PANEL, CABIN STRUCTURE, UPPER VERTICAL STABILIZER AND TO BOTH WINGS.

THE STUDENT PILOT WAS FATALLY INJURED.

## 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 WPR22FA022](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR22FA022), Oct 28, 2021: Cessna 172 (N1870V), Ukiah, CA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: A power interruption due to water-contaminated fuel, which resulted in the student pilot aborting the takeoff and landing hard. Contributing to the accident were a leak in the left fuel tank that…

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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