# Accident 19910425012529A: Cessna 172P, Detroit-Grosse, MI, April 25, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 25, 1991, 19:45 local time
- Place: Detroit-Grosse, MI
- Airport: Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0991° N, 83.1615° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GROSSE ILE MUNI (ONZ), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0991&lon=-83.1615&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66717, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N66717) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 111 total, 10 in this make and model, 3 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA139) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910425012529A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LANDED LONG AND FAST. OVERRAN RUNWAY AND NOSED OVER. HAD QUARTERING TAIL WIND ON LANDING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI91LA139](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI91LA139), Apr 25, 1991: Cessna 172 (N66717), Detroit, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PROPER TOUCHDOWN POINT WAS NOT ATTAINED AND THE PILOT FAILED TO PERFORM A GO AROUND. A FACTOR RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE TAILWIND CONDITION IN WHICH THE PILOT WAS ATTEMPTING TO LAND.

## Other reports on N66717 (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20070911829869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070911829869A), Sep 11, 2007: Cessna 172P (N66717), Culpeper, VA, Substantial damage. (-23) At night during landing the instructor noted there was a herd of deer on the runway at Culpeper Regional Airport. Instructor informed student to do a…
- [Accident 19880320005999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880320005999A), Mar 20, 1988: Cessna 172P (N66717), Sebewaing, MI, Substantial damage. Lost directional control on landing. Went off the runway into a ditch.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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