Cessna 172N N733FT

Summary

On 5 February 2002 at about 23:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N733FT was involved in an accident near Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. One person was 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

5 February 2002 at 23:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Ottumwa, Iowa, United States

Nearest airport

Ottumwa Industrial Airport (OTM)

Coordinates

41.0091, -92.4093

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N733FT

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Ottumwa → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI02LA076

Nobody was injured.

the student pilot failed to maintain directional control during takeoff. A contributing factor was the snowbank.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane nosed over when it veered left off the runway and impacted a snowbank. The student pilot reported he had completed three touch and go landings. He reported that during the fourth touch and go, the airplane went to the left after he applied power. He reported, "I pushed the power in and tried to bring the plane back to the right but was unsuccessful. The plane then hit the snow bank along the runway and flipped over on its top. Once stopped, I turned off the master switch and the key, took off my shoulder harness, seat belt, [and] then exited the plane." The inspection of the airplane revealed no preexisting anomalies or airworthiness discrepancies.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.