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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 550 · Fremont, MI · September 22, 1988

Date: September 22, 1988 · 08:30 local
Place: Fremont, MI
Airport: Fremont Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N29TC
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI88LA241
Reported as: Cessna 550
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney JT15D4
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 9,000 total1,400 in this make and model100 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

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

Hydroplaned on landing in heavy rain and a tailwind. Ran off departure end of runway and sheared gear on a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

HYDROPLANED ON LANDING IN HEAVY RAIN AND A TAILWIND. RAN OFF DEPARTURE END OF RUNWAY AND SHEARED GEAR ON A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB CHI88LA241Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportFremont, MIThe airplane ran off the end of the runway and struck an embankment after landing downwind from a VOR approach during heavy rain. Both pilots reported poor braking action and ineffectiveness of reverse thrust application after touchdown and during the landing…Sep 22, 1988 · Substantial damage