# NTSB CHI01LA057: Cessna 172N, N737WQ, Lincoln, IL, January 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: January 1, 2001, 17:40 local (23:40 UTC) - Place: Lincoln, IL - Coordinates: 40.150478, -89.360954 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1505&lon=-89.3610&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 1, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 50891 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA057 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50891/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA057 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the aborted takeoff attempt, the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and the snowbank. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - attempted, pilot in command (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) - Nose over, takeoff ## Analysis The pilot said he performed a normal landing to runway 03 (4000 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt), at the Lincoln-Logan County Airport, Lincoln, Illinois. He said the airplane settled on the runway approximately 1,000 feet down from the runway threshold. The pilot raised the flaps and applied full power. The airplane lifted, came back down, and veered to the right. The pilot said the airplane plowed into the snow, nosed over, and came to rest upside down. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies. ## Factual narrative On January 1, 2001, at 1740 central standard time, a Cessna 172N, N737WQ, operated by a private pilot, was substantially damaged when it struck a snow bank and nosed over during a practice landing and takeoff, from runway 03 (4000 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt) at the Lincoln-Logan County Airport, Lincoln, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91. There was no flight plan filed. The pilot and passenger on board the airplane reported no injuries. The local flight originated at Springfield, Illinois, at 1715. In his written statement, the pilot said that he performed a normal approach to runway 03. He said that approximately 800 feet from the runway's threshold, the airplane bounced and floated for about 200 feet. "We settled back onto the runway and started the rollout. I feared not having enough runway and raised the flaps and applied full power. The airplane lifted and came back down to the runway and began to veer to the right. The aircraft did not respond to control input and plowed into snow, nosed over and came to rest upside down." A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at the Lincoln-Logan County Airport. The airplane was found resting inverted in a snow-covered field, off the right side of runway 03, approximately half-way down the runway. The airplane's nose gear was broken off. The cowling, engine mounts and firewall were crushed inward and bent aft and upward. Both wings were bent downward, outboard of the wing struts. The airplane's vertical stabilizer and rudder were crushed downward. The propeller was torsionally bent and showed chordwise scratches. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls, and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737WQ](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N737WQ), registered now, S/N 17269734, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17269734 - Airframe hours: 2633.6 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Capital Aircraft Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, October 3, 2000, 63.8 hours before - Departed: SPI, SPRINGFIELD, IL - Destination: 3LC, LINCOLN, IL - Airport: 3LC, Lincoln Airport, runway 03, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review October 11, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 106 total, 106 in this make and model, 37 as pilot in command, 28 in the last 90 days, 8 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 260° at 4 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 9 °F, dew point 1 °F - Altimeter: 30.52 inHg - Observed at: SPI, 25 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 20010101038259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010101038259A), Jan 1, 2001: Cessna 172N, Lincoln, IL, No damage. (-23) N737WQ, a CE-172, departed springfield, IL with a pilot and passenger on board, at approximately 1720 local time, on a personal flight. The pilot flew… From the NTSB's public API. 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