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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Birmingham, AL · September 22, 1985

Date
September 22, 1985 · 11:05 local
Place
Birmingham, AL
Airport
Gilmer Industrial
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N5227K
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL85FKG12
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Reported engine
Lycoming O320D2J
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
264 total158 in this make and model54 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Landed long on gravel turf runway and ran off end. Braking not effective due to loose gravel.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED LONG ON GRAVEL TURF RUNWAY AND RAN OFF END. BRAKING NOT EFFECTIVE DUE TO LOOSE GRAVEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.