# NTSB CHI99LA312: Cessna 172M, N61612, Bloomington, IL, August 26, 1999

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: August 26, 1999, 10:45 local (15:45 UTC)
- Place: Bloomington, IL
- Coordinates: 40.469436, -88.96997 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4694&lon=-88.9700&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 2000
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 47181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI99LA312
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47181/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI99LA312

## Probable cause

the pilot's inadequate visual lookout and not performing a maneuver to avoid obstructions.  A factor was the road signs.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water collision with object, taxi - to takeoff
  - object - sign (contributing factor)
  - visual lookout - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - maneuver to avoid obstructions - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The airplane was landed on the road in a precautionary landing following a rough running engine.  The pilot obtained the services of a mechanic to repair the airplane's magneto.  After the repairs were completed, the pilot was taxiing the airplane for departure when both wings were damaged when they impacted road signs on each side of the roadway. Witnesses saw the airplane approaching the signs; however, had no way of warning the pilot who did not see them prior to impact.

## Factual narrative

On August 26, 1999, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61612, sustained substantial damage while taxiing on a roadway for departure, near Bloomington, Illinois.  The airline transport pilot reported no injuries.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The flight was originating at the time of the accident with the intended destination of Saint Louis, Missouri.

The airplane was landed on the road in a precautionary landing following a rough running engine.  The pilot obtained the services of a mechanic to repair the airplane's magneto.  After the repairs were completed, the pilot was taxiing the airplane for departure when both wings were damaged when they impacted road signs on each side of the roadway.

Witnesses saw the airplane approaching the signs; however, had no way of warning the pilot who did not see them prior to impact.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N61612](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N61612-2017-06-23), registration cancelled 2017-06-23, S/N 17264675, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264675
- Airframe hours: 3909
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Philip S. Kola
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, August 9, 1999, 1 hours before
- Departed: NONE
- Destination: SUS, ST. LOUIS, MO

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 33; flight instructor, flight engineer, airline transport; airplane ratings: single-engine land, multi-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 7,096 total, 460 in this make and model, 1,585 as pilot in command, 230 in the last 90 days, 72 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 340° at 9 knots
- Visibility: 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 79 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: BMI, 5 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 19990826025439A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19990826025439A), Aug 26, 1999: Cessna 172M, Bloomington, IL, Substantial damage. (.19) On August 26, 1999, at 1045 central daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N61612, sustained substantial damage while taxiing on a roadway for departure, near…

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.

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