# NTSB MIA02LA002: Cessna 172R, N851CP, Wauchula, FL, October 1, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 1, 2001, 15:20 local (19:20 UTC) - Place: Wauchula, FL - Coordinates: 27.540792, -81.799095 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.5408&lon=-81.7991&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 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 53557 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA02LA002 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/53557/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA02LA002 ## Probable cause the pilot's failure to maintain directional control of the aircraft while attempting to take off after executing a touch-and-go landing, in gusty wind conditions, which resulted in a ground swerve, and the aircraft exiting the runway, and incurring substantial damage when it collided with a ditch. ## 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 - weather condition - gusts - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - crosswind - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - roll/run - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot stated that during the touch-and-go landing, as he applied power, and reached for the flap control to take off, the left wing lifted, then dropped, and the aircraft went suddenly to the left, into the grass. He said he reduced power and tried to steer the aircraft toward the taxiway, but it collided with a ditch, incurring substantial damage. ## Factual narrative On October 1, 2001, about 1520 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172R, N851CP, registered to Nathaniel Aviation Inc., and operated by Eagle Aviation Academy, as a Title 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight, veered off the runway during a touch-and-go landing at Wauchula, Florida. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed. The private-rated pilot, sole occupant of the aircraft, was not injured. The aircraft incurred substantial damage. The flight originated from Sarasota, Florida, the same day, about 1500. The pilot stated that he was performing touch-and-go landings on runway 36 at Wauchula Airport, and the wind was coming from about 310 degrees, at about 10 to 12 knots, with some gusts. The pilot further stated that during the touch-and-go landing the aircraft touched down about 100 to 150 feet down the runway, and as he applied power, and reached for the flap control to take off, the left wing lifted, then dropped, and the aircraft went suddenly to the left, into the grass. The pilot said he reduced power, and tried to steer the aircraft toward the taxiway, but it collided with a ditch. According to the pilot, when the aircraft collided with the ditch the nose wheel caught, and the aircraft stopped immediately. An FAA inspector who conducted the postaccident examination, stated that the left wing tip, nose landing gear, firewall and the propeller had all received damage as a result of the accident. ## Aircraft - Registration: N851CP (not matched to a registry record) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172R - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17280480 - Airframe hours: 1631 - Engines: Textron Lyc. IO-360-L2A 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Eagle Aviation Academy - Registered owner: Nathaniel Aviation Inc., - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, August 27, 2001, 58 hours before - Departed: SRQ, Sarasota, FL - Destination: FD06, Wauchula, FL - Airport: FD06, Wauchula, runway 36, 4,000 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 66; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 115 total, 105 in this make and model, 15 as pilot in command, 32 in the last 90 days, 1 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 8 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 75 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 29.96 inHg - Observed at: SRQ, 37 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 20011001029309A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20011001029309A), Oct 1, 2001: Cessna 172R, Wauchula, FL, Substantial damage. (-23) On October 1, 2001, at 10:15 local time, a Cessna 172, N851CP, registered to nathaniel aviation, inc. was landing at wachula, Florida airport F37, when… From the NTSB's public API. 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