# Incident 20231102013339I: Cessna 172M, Palmer, AK, November 2, 2023

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 2023, 20:00 local time
- Place: Palmer, AK
- Airport: Palmer Municipal
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff: Departure Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: V79J
- Location: 61.5972° N, 149.1147° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Palmer, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5972&lon=-149.1147&mi=10
- Aircraft: N30285, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N30285) (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: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Private pilot
- Pilot flight hours: 121 total, 7 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20231102013339I

## Narrative

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

ON 2 NOVEMBER 2023, THE PILOT WAS PREPARING FOR HIS FIRST NIGHT FLIGHT IN WELL OVER A YEAR.  HE WAS COMPLETING RECENCY

REQUIREMENTS BEFORE TAKING ANYBODY WITH HIM, THIS WAS HIS CHANCE TO SEE IF HE FELT COMFORTABLE FLYING AT NIGHT AS A PRIVATE PILOT.  AFTER HIS FIRST LANDING HE CAME TO A FULL STOP AND ACCORDING TO THE "POH" CALCULATIONS HE HAD JUST ENOUGH DISTANCE TO TAKE OFF AGAIN.  DURING TAKE GROUND TAKE OFF ROLL HE NOTICED HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO TAKE OFF BEFORE REACHING THE END OF THE RUNWAY.  HE ABORTED THE TAKEOFF PRIOR TO BECOMING AIRBORNE BY PULLING POWER AND BRAKING. HE BELIEVES THE AIRCRAFT HIT SOME ICE ON THE RUNWAY CAUSING IT TO SLIDE OFF THE RUNWAY AND INTO THE PERIMETER FENCE.

## Other reports on N30285 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20020423008629I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020423008629I), Apr 23, 2002: Cessna 172M (N30285), Greenville, SC, Minor damage. (-23) During roll out from a landing, the student pilot (solo) allowed the aircraft to depart the runway on the left side striking a runway light. The student…

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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