# NTSB CHI96LA227: Cessna 172, N1674E, Cottage Grove, WI, June 27, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 27, 1996, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Cottage Grove, WI - Coordinates: 43.080829, -89.200645 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0808&lon=-89.2006&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report December 16, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10298 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA227 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10298/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA227 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing. A factor was the delayed go-around. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - aborted - aborted landing - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) ## Analysis During landing the airplane went off the left side of the runway and the student pilot initiated a go-around. During the go-around the pilot thought the airplane would not clear the trees ahead and he executed an emergency landing. The airplane came to rest on the side of a hill in a wooded area. In the pilot report, under recommendations of how this accident could have been prevented, the pilot wrote 'initiate go around sooner, and follow the procedures for balked landing as outlined in the P.O.H.' ## Factual narrative On June 27, 1996 at 1530 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 172, N1674E, was substantially damaged when the aircraft made an emergency landing into the trees along runway 22(2953' x 57' asphalt), at the Blackhawk Airport, Cottage Grove, Wisconsin. The student pilot, who was on his second solo flight, was attempting a go around when the accident occurred. The pilot sustained minor injuries in the accident. VFR conditions prevailed at the time of the 14 CFR part 91 flight, and no flight plan had been filed. In a written statement on NTSB form 6120.1/2 the pilot reported that during landing "the plane seemed like it was being pulled to the left." N1674E went off the left side of runway 22, and skid marks on the runway appeared to follow the path of the airplane. The pilot reported that after the airplane went off the left side of the runway he decided to attempt a go around. The pilot reported that after the airplane lifted off, it was near stall speed. He did not believe the airplane would clear the trees on the hill in front of the it. Under the recommendations of how this accident could have been prevented the pilot wrote "initiate go around sooner, and follow the procedures for balked landing as outlined in the P.O.H.". The airplane was found with the flaps in the retracted position, and the carburetor heat was in the on position. The airplane's nose wheel strut was broken loose from the airplane, and both propeller blades were bent. The wing skins in the wing spar areas were buckled, and the fuselage skins were buckled. No abnormalities were noted, when the airplane's brakes were tested following the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N1674E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1674E-2002-04-08), registration cancelled 2002-04-08, S/N 17271091, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - 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: 17271091 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: David Strassman - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 52C - Airport: 87Y, Blackhawk Airfield, runway 22, 2,953 × 57 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 24; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 17 total, 17 in this make and model, 17 in the last 90 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 230° at 6 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 88 °F, dew point 64 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MSN, 7 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 19960627015379A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960627015379A), Jun 27, 1996: Cessna 172N, Cottage Grove, WI, Substantial damage. Student pilot lost control of the aircraft on landing. (-23) on June 27, 1996 at approximately 1530 CDT the student pilot was on his second landing on rwy 22… ## Other investigations on N1674E (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 IAD01LA056](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD01LA056), May 12, 2001: Cessna 172N (N1674E), Ashland, ME, substantial damage. Probable cause: loss of partial engine power due to carburetor icing. 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.