# Accident 19950316004869A: Cessna 172P, Alma, MI, March 16, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 16, 1995, 17:00 local time
- Place: Alma, MI
- Airport: Gratiot Community Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: DJXS
- Location: 43.3710° N, 84.6509° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3710&lon=-84.6509&mi=10
- Aircraft: N65490, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N65490-2021-07-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Reported engine: LYC O320D2J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 892 total, 247 in this make and model, 130 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA108) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950316004869A

## Narrative

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

IFR STUDENT LANDED LAST THIRD RUNWAY. VEERED OFF SIDE TRYING TO AVOID OVERRUN. CFI BLAMED BRAKE DEFECT. NONE FOUND.

## 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 CHI95LA108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA108), Mar 16, 1995: Cessna 172 (N65490), Alma, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the flight instructor's inadequate remedial action during the approach to landing/landing roll. Related factors are the flight instructor's inadequate supervision, the dual student's wrong runway…

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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