# NTSB CEN13CA176: Cessna 172A, N76NG, Vineland, MN, February 24, 2013 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: February 24, 2013, 15:30 local (21:30 UTC) - Place: Vineland, MN - Coordinates: 46.279998, -93.76667 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.2800&lon=-93.7667&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 24, 2013 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 86293 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN13CA176 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/86293/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86293 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA176 ## Probable cause The pilot’s decision to attempt a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172A, 4 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072404), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing: Roll over](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172A, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md?model=2072404), [All aircraft, 261 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/097/sequence.md) ## Analysis While performing a touch-and-go landing on a narrow, ice-covered road with snow banks on each side, the airplane encountered a rough area and skidded left. The left main landing gear contacted a snow bank on the left side of the road, and the airplane flipped over, sustaining substantial damage to the cowling, wings, vertical stabilizer, and rudder. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Factual narrative Prior to attempting a touch and go landing to a frozen, snow-covered lake, the pilot performed a low pass to check the surface conditions of the lake. He selected a narrow, plowed road with snow banks on each side to land on. While performing the touch and go landing, the airplane encountered a rough area on the ice-covered road and skidded to the left. The left main gear contacted a snow bank on the left side of the road and the airplane flipped over, sustaining substantial damage to the cowling, wings, vertical stabilizer and rudder. The pilot reported no preaccident mechanical malfunctions or failures with the airplane that would have precluded normal operation. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N76NG](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N76NG-2018-02-23), registration cancelled 2018-02-23, S/N 47006, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172A - Registry model: [Cessna 172A](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172a) (registry code 2072404) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 47006 - Airframe hours: 2258 - Engines: CONT MOTOR O-300 SER 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Troy Minske - Registered owner: Troy Minske - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, June 15, 2012 - Departed: CBG, Cambridge, MN - Destination: CBG, Cambridge, MN - Airport: runway 21, 1,500 × 20 ft, ice ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 44; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review October 10, 2011; seat: left; flight hours: 262 total, 230 in this make and model, 209 as pilot in command, 21 in the last 90 days, 9 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 34 °F, dew point 16 °F - Altimeter: 30.01 inHg - Observed at: CBG, 38 nm away ## FAA reports on this event (1) The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20130224002589A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20130224002589A), Feb 24, 2013: Cessna 172A, Wahkon, MN, Substantial damage. Pilot departed kcbg for a personal flight with his daughter. They flew towards mille lacs lake and decided to do a touch-and-go on one of the plowed ice roads.… ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on April 29, 2013, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=86293. 757 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 757 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40388537&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.