Schaumburg Regional Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Schaumburg, Illinois 60173
Wednesday, May 5, 2004 15:35 CDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The airplane departed the left side of the runway and nosed over during a takeoff roll. The student pilot stated the purpose of the flight was to practice solo takeoffs and landings. The student pilot reported that during the takeoff roll the airplane "veered to right, then to left, eventually running off left side of runway and ending up overturned." Post-accident inspection of the airplane revealed no flight control system anomalies and that the brake system functioned as designed.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot not maintaining directional control during the takeoff roll and his inadequate remedial action.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 5/5/2004
Event Day of the Week Wednesday
Time of Event 1535
Event Time Zone Central Daylight Time
Event City Schaumburg
Event State ILLINOIS
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 60173
Event Date Year 2004
Event Date Month 5
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude 415922N
Event Location Longitude 0880605W
Event Location Airport Schaumburg Regional Airport
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 06C
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport On Airport
Distance from airport in statute miles 0
Degrees magnetic from airport --
Airport Elevation 801
Weather Briefing Completeness Unknown
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1556 Central Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 90
Weather Observation Facility ID ORD
Elevation of weather observation facility 668
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 9
Time Zone of the weather observation CDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height 25000
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 20000
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling Broken
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 17
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 3
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 90
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 12
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Not Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) --
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.96
Density Altitude (feet) 1021
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 15654
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date May 5 2004 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1813
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information DMS
Date of most recent change to record Jun 30 2004 12:15PM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office Federal Aviation Administration - DuPage FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N65752
NTSB Number CHI04CA114
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 172P
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 17275857
Certified Max Gross Weight 2400
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection Annual
Date of Last Inspection Apr 1 2004 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 10
Airframe Hours 7521.3
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name Hillock Companies, Inc.
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1146 Durham Court
Aircraft Owner City Schaumburg
Aircraft Owner State IL
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 60193
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Instructional
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event Yes
Departure Airport Code 06C
Departure City Schaumburg
Departure State IL
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1530
Departure Time Zone CDT
Destination Same as Local Flt dest & departure same, accident can occur anywhere
Destination Airport Code 06C
Destination City Schaumburg
Destination State IL
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Takeoff - roll/run
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Sep 27 2006 9:15AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\HAMG
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 29
Runway Length 3800
Runway Width 100
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --