# Accident 19950506011409A: Cessna 172M, Brooklyn, MI, May 6, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 6, 1995, 15:30 local time
- Place: Brooklyn, MI
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.0990° N, 84.2406° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0990&lon=-84.2406&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9347H, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9347H) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI95LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950506011409A

## Narrative

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

BOUNCED CAME BACK DOWN. LEFT MAIN SEPARATED. SIDE LOAD FOLDED NOSE GEAR. NOSED OVER. GEAR ATTACH BOLT FAILED. (-23) LANDING TO THE NORTHWEST ON A PRIVATE 1600' X 50' SOD STRIP, THE PILOT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT 30' TREES ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. DURING THE TOUCHDOWN PHASE, THE PILOT APPLIED SOME POWER TO WORK AROUND THE TREES. THE AIRCRAFT FLOATED DOWN THE RUNWAY FOR 150' AND TOUCHED DOWN MAIN WHEELS FIRST. AT THIS POINT THE MAIN GEAR DUG INTO THE GROUND AND THEN THE NOSE GEAR. THIS CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ROLL OVER ON ITS NOSE.

## 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 CHI95LA147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI95LA147), May 6, 1995: Cessna 172M (N9347H), Brooklyn, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: FATIGUE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR. FACTORS RELATING TO THE ACCIDENT WERE: THE PILOT'S IMPROPER FLARE FOR LANDING, AND SOFT TERRAIN.

## Other reports on N9347H (1)

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

- [Accident 19841227076229A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19841227076229A), Dec 27, 1984: Cessna 172M (N9347H), Fairburn, GA, Substantial damage. Partial power loss on downwind. Turned final over the runway, landing long and ran off end of the 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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