# NTSB CHI07LA034: Cessna 172R, N913MA, Lake in the Hil, IL, December 8, 2006 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 8, 2006, 14:15 local (20:15 UTC) - Place: Lake in the Hil, IL - Coordinates: 42.206943, -88.323059 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2069&lon=-88.3231&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report January 31, 2008 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 65020 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07LA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65020/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07LA034 ## Probable cause The directional control not maintained/obtained by the pilot, and the lack of recent experience by the pilot. The snow bank was a contributing factor. ## 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 - inadequate recurrent training, flight instructor(on ground) - directional control - not obtained/maintained, pilot in command (cause) - lack of recent experience, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane veered off the runway and impacted a snow bank during a touch and go landing. The airplane touched down 10 feet left of the runway centerline and veered off the runway during takeoff. The pilot, after not having flown since 1993, received a flight review on November 24, 2006, by a company certified flight instructor, The flight review was completed during one flight of 2.2 hours in duration and at least 1 hour of ground instruction. Federal Aviation Administration published guidance states a "rule of thumb" is to plan one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training for every year the pilot has been out of the cockpit. ## Factual narrative On December 8, 2006, at 1415 central standard time, a Cessna 172R, N913MA, operated by Northern Illinois Flight Center, Inc. (NIFC) as a rental/instructional airplane, impacted a snow bank during a touch and go landing on runway 26 (3,058 feet by 50 feet, asphalt) at Lake in the Hills Airport (3CK), Lake In The Hills, Illinois. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not operating on a flight plan. The private pilot was not injured. The local flight originated from 3CK about 1330. The pilot reported he was practicing touch and go's on runway 26 when the airplane touched down approximately 10 feet left of the runway 26 centerline with flaps fully extended and from wind 240 degrees at 11 knots. During the subsequent takeoff roll, the left main gear contacted a snow bank on the south side of the runway. The airplane pivoted to the left and the nose landing gear contacted the snow bank. The airplane came to a rest inverted along the south side of the runway. The pilot received a private pilot certificate with a single-engine land rating in 1971 and accumulated a total time of 223.3 hours as of November 24, 2006, which was the date that he completed his last flight review. Logbook entries show his last two flights prior to the flight review were on January 2, 1988, and January 30, 1993. A NIFC certified flight instructor provided the pilot with 2.2 hours of flight instruction and "at least" one hour of ground instruction relating to the pilot's flight review. All of the flight and ground instruction was provided on November 24, 2006. A FAA guide, titled, "Conducting an Effective Flight Review," states that when assessing pilots who have not flown at all for several years, a useful "rule of thumb" is to plan one hour of ground training and one hour of flight training for every year the pilot has been out of the cockpit. The FAA guide is available at: http://www.faa.gov/pilots/training/media/flight_review.pdf ## Aircraft - Registration: [N913MA](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N913MA), registered now, S/N 17280777, built 1999 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Registry model: [Cessna 172R](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172r) (registry code 2072401) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280777 - Airframe hours: 2620 - Engines: Lycoming IO-360 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Northen Illinois Flight Center, Inc. - Registered owner: New Horizons Flightshares Inc. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal; Standard, Utility - Departed: 3CK, Lake in the Hil, IL - Destination: 3CK, Lake in the Hil, IL - Airport: 3CK, Lake in the Hills, runway 26, 3,058 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 54; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3; last flight review November 1, 2006; seat: left; flight hours: 223 total, 16 in this make and model, 2 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 200° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 18 °F, dew point 5 °F - Altimeter: 30.42 inHg - Observed at: DPA, 18 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 20061208029369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20061208029369A), Dec 8, 2006: Cessna 172R, Lake In The Hil, IL, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] was practicing touch and gos on runway 26 at 3CK - the Lake In The Hills Airport. He touched down left of the… From the NTSB's public API. 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