# NTSB CHI02LA103: Cessna 172N, N733PX, Appleton, WI, April 10, 2002 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: April 10, 2002, 04:28 local (09:28 UTC) - Place: Appleton, WI - Coordinates: 44.279365, -88.449913 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2794&lon=-88.4499&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 4, 2002 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Milwaukee, Wisconsin-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 54538 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI02LA103 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/54538/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54538 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA103 ## Probable cause The pilots failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during the takeoff roll resulting in the subsequent impact with terrain. ## 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 encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run ## Analysis The airplane was substantailly damaged when it impacted terrain after it went off of the left side of the runway during takeoff. The pilot reported that during takeoff, "the aircraft began pulling [to the] left. Executed right rudder inputs to correct. No effect." The airplane subsequently exited the runway. A postaccident examination was conducted. The nose and right main landing gears were torn loose from the airframe. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were damaged. No anomalies were found with respect to the airplane, or its systems, that could be associated with a pre-impact condition. ## Factual narrative On April 10, 2002, at 0428 central daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N733PX, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it impacted terrain after it went off the left side of runway 21 (7,001 feet by 150 feet, concrete), at the Outagamie County Regional Airport, Appleton, Wisconsin. The airplane was on the takeoff roll at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, was not injured. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions and was not on a flight plan. The intended destination was the Fond Du Lac County Airport, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin. The pilot reported that during takeoff, "the aircraft began pulling [to the] left. Executed right rudder inputs to correct. No effect." The airplane subsequently exited the runway. A postaccident examination was conducted. The nose and right main landing gears were torn loose from the airframe. The right wing and horizontal stabilizer were damaged. No anomalies were found with respect to the airplane, or its systems, that could be associated with a pre-impact condition. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N733PX](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N733PX), registered now, S/N 17268453, built 1976 (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: 17268453 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: West Bend Air, Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: ATW, Appleton, WI - Destination: FLD, FOND DU LAC, WI - Airport: ATW, Outagamie County, runway 21, 7,001 × 150 ft, concrete ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 46; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; last flight review June 30, 2000; seat: left; flight hours: 299 total, 284 in this make and model, 236 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days, 16 in the last 30 days, 3 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night - Wind: 170° at 6 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 11,000 ft broken - Temperature: 39 °F, dew point 36 °F - Altimeter: 30.31 inHg - Observed at: ATW ## 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 20020410010809A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020410010809A), Apr 10, 2002: Cessna 172N, Appleton, WI, No damage. (-23) On the morning of April 10, 2002 at approximately 4:25 am, at outigamie airport, Appleton WI. A Cessna C-172 N733PX flown by timothy leikip veered left… ## Other investigations on N733PX (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 MKC87LA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC87LA073), Apr 1, 1987: Cessna 172 (N733PX), Halstead, KS, substantial damage ## Docket (1 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 23, 2002, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=54538. 545 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 545 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40427444&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.