# NTSB NYC03LA062: Cessna 172N, N733XP, Cincinnati, OH, February 26, 2003 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: February 26, 2003, 15:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Cincinnati, OH - Coordinates: 39.246665, -84.388885 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2467&lon=-84.3889&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 30, 2003 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA/FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 56569 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC03LA062 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/56569/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC03LA062 ## Probable cause The student pilot's failure to maintain directional control. ## 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 - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, takeoff - terrain condition - snowbank ## Analysis While executing a touch-and-go, the student pilot advanced the throttle to the takeoff position. The airplane then veered left, exited the runway, and impacted a snow bank. The pilot did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, and no preimpact failures were identified during the examination of the wreckage. ## Factual narrative On February 26, 2003, about 1530 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N733XP, was substantially damaged during a touch-and-go landing at the Cincinnati-Blue Ash Airport (ISZ), Cincinnati, Ohio. The student pilot was not injured, and visual meteorological conditions prevailed. No flight plan was filed for the local solo instructional flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to a Federal Aviation Administration inspector, the student pilot stated that when the airplane touched down, he advanced the throttle to the takeoff position. The airplane then veered left, exited the runway, and impacted a snow bank. Examination of the wreckage revealed that the nose wheel was collapsed and the firewall was deformed. The pilot did not experience any mechanical problems with the airplane, and no preimpact failures were identified during the examination of the wreckage. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N733XP](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N733XP-2012-10-16), registration cancelled 2012-10-16, S/N 17268633, built 1977 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - 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: 17268633 - Airframe hours: 7112 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Schmidt Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, December 24, 2002, 48 hours before - Departed: ISZ, Cincinnati, OH - Destination: ISZ - Airport: ISZ, Cincinnati-Blue Ash, runway 6, 3,499 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Student pilot; age 35; injuries: none; student; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 57 total, 57 in this make and model, 57 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 6 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: calm - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 7,000 ft overcast - Temperature: 36 °F ## 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 20030226004169A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030226004169A), Feb 26, 2003: Cessna 172N, Blue Ash, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) On the third of a series of touch and go landings, the student pilot added power for takeoff and failed to prevent torque and propeller effects from… ## Other investigations on N733XP (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 NYC92LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC92LA084), Apr 23, 1992: Cessna 172N (N733XP), New Madison, OH, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S FAILURE TO ATTAIN A PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE PILOT INADEQUATELY PLANNED HIS APPROACH AND HIS FAILURE TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND. 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. 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