# NTSB CHI01LA107: Cessna 172K, N79301, Holland, MI, March 20, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: March 20, 2001, 17:30 local (22:30 UTC) - Place: Holland, MI - Location: 42.7428° N, 86.1078° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEST MICHIGAN RGNL (BIV), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7428&lon=-86.1078&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA - NTSB case key (mKey): 51949 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA107 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51949/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA107 ## Probable cause The pilot failed to maintain directional control of the airplane. Factors included the soft ground and the runway lights. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, takeoff - roll/run - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - object - runway light (contributing factor) - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) ## Analysis During takeoff roll from a touch and go the airplane veered off runway 08 when full throttle was applied. The pilot reported, "I lost control of the plane while still on the runway. First, the plane went to the right and then to the left. Power was pulled off and the plane went off the runway into the soft ground and mud next to the runway. I tried steering to the right, but the airplane started sliding sideways. When the plane straightened out it hit a taxiway marking light. The plane then went across the taxiway hitting a marking light on the other side of the runway. While braking on the soft ground, the airplane went up on its nose and right wing. The plane came to a stop and righted itself back down on its landing gear." The pilot reported the wind direction was 110 degrees at 8 knots at the time of the accident. ## Factual narrative On March 20, 2001, at 1730 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172K, N79301, was substantially damaged during takeoff roll from a touch and go on runway 8 (5,000 feet by 100 feet, asphalt, dry) at Tulip City Airport (BIV), Holland, Michigan, when the airplane veered off the runway when full throttle was applied. The airplane veered off the runway and struck two runway lights after the first landing of a touch and go. The private pilot was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 pleasure flight had departed BIV at 1615 on a local flight. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and no flight plan was filed. The pilot reported, "I lost control of the plane while still on the runway. First, the plane went to the right and then to the left. Power was pulled off and the plane went off the runway into the soft ground and mud next to the runway. I tried steering to the right, but the airplane started sliding sideways. When the plane straightened out it hit a taxiway marking light. The plane then went across the taxiway hitting a marking light on the other side of the runway. While braking on the soft ground, the airplane went up on its nose and right wing. The plane came to a stop and righted itself back down on its landing gear." The pilot reported the wind direction was 110 degrees at 8 knots at the time of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N79301](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N79301-2004-09-29), registration cancelled 2004-09-29, S/N 17258030, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17258030 - Airframe hours: 5263 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Tulip City Air Service - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, February 19, 2001, 35 hours before - Departed: BIV, Holland, MI - Airport: BIV, Tulip City Airport, runway 8, 5,000 × 100 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; private; medical: class 3, with waivers/limitations; last flight review October 1, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 87 total, 13 in this make and model, 42 as pilot in command, 2 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 330° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 48 °F, dew point 27 °F - Altimeter: 30.19 inHg - Observed at: BIV ## 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 20010320004529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010320004529A), Mar 20, 2001: Cessna 172K, Holland, MI, No damage. (-23) Pilot landed on runway 08, wind was reported as 330 degrees at 7 KTS. During roll out, pilot retracted flaps and attempted a take-off, (touch & go). A/c… From the NTSB's public API. 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