Cessna 172N N737WQ

Summary

On 1 January 2001 at about 23:40 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737WQ was involved in an accident near Lincoln, Illinois, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

1 January 2001 at 23:40

Classification

Accident

Location

Lincoln, Illinois, United States

Nearest airport

Lincoln Airport (3LC)

Coordinates

40.1505, -89.3610

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737WQ

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Lincoln

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI01LA057

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the aborted takeoff attempt, the pilot's improper in-flight planning/decision, and the snowbank.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot said he performed a normal landing to runway 03 (4000 feet by 75 feet, dry asphalt), at the Lincoln-Logan County Airport, Lincoln, Illinois. He said the airplane settled on the runway approximately 1,000 feet down from the runway threshold. The pilot raised the flaps and applied full power. The airplane lifted, came back down, and veered to the right. The pilot said the airplane plowed into the snow, nosed over, and came to rest upside down. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.