# Accident 20220118000749A: Cessna 120, Sturtevant, WI, January 18, 2022

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 18, 2022, 11:12 local time
- Place: Sturtevant, WI
- Airport: Sylvania
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.7031° N, 87.9590° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7031&lon=-87.9590&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90129, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90129-2023-07-06) (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 C85-12F
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN22LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA103) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220118000749A

## Narrative

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

STURTEVANT, WI (C89): N90129, C120, C89 DEPARTURE ROLL, VEERED OFF THE CENTER LINE DUE TO CROSS WINDS AND STRUCK A FUEL TRUCK. POB: 1, INJURIES: SERIOUS, DAMAGE: EXTENT UNKNOWN. 01/18/2022 1700Z

VIDEO FOOTAGE OF THE TAKEOFF SEQUENCE AND WITNESS STATEMENTS OF THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE PILOT INITIATED A TAKEOFF AT THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 8R. APPROXIMATELY 60 FEET INTO THE TAKEOFF ROLL THE AIRCRAFT VEERED TO THE LEFT AND TRANSITIONED FROM THE PAVED RUNWAY TO AN ADJACENT TURF RUNWAY 8L. THE AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO VEER FURTHER TO THE LEFT AS THE TAKEOFF ROLL CONTINUED, CROSSING THE WIDTH OF THE TURF RUNWAY AND STRIKING A PARKED FUEL TRUCK. THE FUEL TRUCK WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 1800 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, PARALLEL TO AND OUTSIDE OF THE NORTH BORDER OF TURF RUNWAY 8L.

## 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 CEN22LA103](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN22LA103), Jan 18, 2022: Cessna 120 (N90129), Sturtevant, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s loss of directional control during the takeoff for reasons that could not be determined based on the available evidence, which resulted in a runway excursion.

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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