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FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · East Tawan, MI · February 4, 1994

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Date
February 4, 1994 · 19:45 local
Place
East Tawan, MI
Airport
Iosco County Airport
Phase of flight
Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N2836Q
Reported as
Cessna 172L
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
194 total184 in this make and model5 in the last 90 days
N2836QRegistration cancelled Jul 12, 2021 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259836 · Built 1971Airframe modelCessna 172LEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

Narrative: pilot attempted a short field landing, due to ice on the runway and misjudged his glide path, landing short of the runway by approximately 75 feet. When the aircraft touched down in the snow, pilot lost control as aircraft broke through a snow ridge at the threshold causing the right wing tip to impact the snow bank along the side of the runway. Minor damage to right wing tip. On February 4, 1994, a cerssna 172 N2836Q, piloted by Mr. Lawrence c. brainard, impacted a snow bank with the right wing tip, while attempting a short field landing at the Iosco County Airport at east tawas, Michigan at 7:45 pm EST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed and the aircraft received minor damage and the pilot and two passengers received no injuries. The pilot/owner, Mr. Lawrence c. brainard, stated that he had attempted one prior landing and due to aircraft speed and runway ice conditions he made a go around and returned for a second landing attempt, at a slower speed. On the second landing attempt Mr. Brainard stated that the aircraft touched down prior to the runway threshold in the snow and that as the aircraft entered the runway, a ridge of snow was encountered which caused a loss of control and subsequent impact with a snow bank along the right side of the runway with the right wing tip. Causing minor damage to the right wing tip. This incident is considered closed.

As the FAA filed it

NARRATIVE: PILOT ATTEMPTED A SHORT FIELD LANDING, DUE TO ICE ON THE RUNWAY AND MISJUDGED HIS GLIDE PATH, LANDING SHORT OF THE RUNWAY BY APPROXIMATELY 75 FEET. WHEN THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN IN THE SNOW, PILOT LOST CONTROL AS AIRCRAFT BROKE THROUGH A SNOW RIDGE AT THE THRESHOLD CAUSING THE RIGHT WING TIP TO IMPACT THE SNOW BANK ALONG THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. MINOR DAMAGE TO RIGHT WING TIP. ON FEBRUARY 4, 1994, A CERSSNA 172 N2836Q, PILOTED BY MR. LAWRENCE C. BRAINARD, IMPACTED A SNOW BANK WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP, WHILE ATTEMPTING A SHORT FIELD LANDING AT THE IOSCO COUNTY AIRPORT AT EAST TAWAS, MICHIGAN AT 7:45 PM EST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AND THE AIRCRAFT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE AND THE PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS RECEIVED NO INJURIES. THE PILOT/OWNER, MR. LAWRENCE C. BRAINARD, STATED THAT HE HAD ATTEMPTED ONE PRIOR LANDING AND DUE TO AIRCRAFT SPEED AND RUNWAY ICE CONDITIONS HE MADE A GO AROUND AND RETURNED FOR A SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT, AT A SLOWER SPEED. ON THE SECOND LANDING ATTEMPT MR. BRAINARD STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN PRIOR TO THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD IN THE SNOW AND THAT AS THE AIRCRAFT ENTERED THE RUNWAY, A RIDGE OF SNOW WAS ENCOUNTERED WHICH CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND SUBSEQUENT IMPACT WITH A SNOW BANK ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING TIP. CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT WING TIP. THIS INCIDENT IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.