# Accident 20230630008379A: Cessna 172S, Novato, CA, June 30, 2023

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 30, 2023, 14:10 local time
- Place: Novato, CA
- Airport: Gnoss Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.1436° N, 122.5571° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.1436&lon=-122.5571&mi=10
- Aircraft: N372AH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N372AH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-360-L2A (registry code 41597, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-360-l2a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- Reported engine: LYCOMING IO-360-L2A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 112 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB WPR23LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA253) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20230630008379A

## Narrative

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

WHILE PERFORMING TOUCH AND GOES (T&G) AT GNOSS FIELD (KDVO) DURING VFR CONDITIONS, PILOT VEERED OFF RUNWAY 13 APPROX. 1900FT DOWN THE RUNWAY. THE PILOT REPORTED ON TAKEOFF ROLL DURING HIS T&G, HE RETRACTED THE FLAPS AND GRADUALLY ADVANCED THE THROTTLE TO PERFORM THE GO PORTION OF HIS T&G. THE AIRCRAFT VEERED LEFT AND THE PILOT SEEMED TO LOSE YAW CONTROL USING THE RUDDER. HE RETARDED THE THROTTLES TO RECOVER AND ATTEMPT TO LAND BUT VEERED OFF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DRAINAGE DITCH TO THE LEFT OF THE RUNWAY.

ANY FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE ADDED VIA AMENDMENT

## 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 WPR23LA253](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR23LA253), Jun 30, 2023: Cessna 172S (N372AH), Novato, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the landing roll for a touch and go, which resulted in a collision with 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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