# NTSB CHI06CA183: Cessna 172S, N335SP, Baltimore, OH, July 9, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: July 8, 2006, 20:45 local (Jul 9, 2006, 00:45 UTC) - Place: Baltimore, OH - Coordinates: 39.884445, -82.58889 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8844&lon=-82.5889&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report October 31, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 64292 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI06CA183 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/64292/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI06CA183 ## Probable cause The pilot's failure to attain sufficient airspeed during the takeoff which resulted in the inadvertent stall and collision with the ground. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, takeoff - airspeed - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - stall - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - ground ## Analysis The airplane was damaged when it impacted the ground after a touch-and-go landing on a grass runway. The pilot reported that he landed the airplane on the runway and applied power to execute a touch-and-go landing. He stated that he looked down to raise the flaps and when he looked up the airplane was on the left side of the runway. He stated that he was already at full power and believed he had sufficient speed to takeoff. He reported that he pulled back on the yoke and turned to the right. He stated that the airplane then stalled and hit the ground. He reported that he had failed to check his airspeed prior to the attempted takeoff. The nose and right main landing gear were separated from the airplane. The pilot reported that this was only his second landing on a grass runway. ## Factual narrative The airplane was damaged when it impacted the ground after a touch and go on a grass runway. The pilot reported that he landed the airplane on the runway and applied power to execute a touch and go. He stated that he looked down to raise the flaps and when he looked up the airplane was on the left side of the runway. He stated that he was already at full power and believed he had sufficient speed to takeoff. He reported that he pulled back on the yoke and turned to the right. He stated that the airplane then stalled and hit the ground. He reported that he had failed to check his airspeed prior to the attempted takeoff. The nose and right main landing gear were separated from the airplane. The pilot reported that this was only his second landing on a grass runway. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N335SP](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N335SP), registered now, S/N 172S9495, built 2003 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S - Registry model: [Cessna 172S](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (registry code 2072439) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming I0360 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (registry code 41515, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172S9495 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, April 1, 2006 - Departed: LQH, Lancaster, OH ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 37; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; last flight review April 1, 2006; flight hours: 126 total, 99 in this make and model, 57 as pilot in command, 60 in the last 90 days, 17 in the last 30 days, 0 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day ## 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 20060708015819A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060708015819A), Jul 8, 2006: Cessna 172S, Machias, ME, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot stated that he was doing a touch and go landing at miller farm landing strip (public use airfield grass strip). He landed the aircraft without… ## Other investigations on N335SP (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 GAA16CA472](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA16CA472), Jul 10, 2016: Cessna 172 (N335SP), Kahului, HI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's incorrect pitch control during the landing flare, which resulted in a porpoise and hard landing. 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.