# Accident 19970628018469A: Cessna 172P, Fowlerville, MI, June 28, 1997

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 28, 1997, 13:30 local time
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Airport: Maple Grove Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.6609° N, 84.0707° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6609&lon=-84.0707&mi=10
- Aircraft: N55121, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55121) (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: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 96 total, 96 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA189) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628018469A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT SAID THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME HE HAD FLOWN THE AIRPLANE WITH THREE PASSENGERS. HE SAID THAT HE ALLOWED THE AIRPLANE TO LAND ABOUT 700' FROM THE DEPARTURE END OF THE 3,040' RUNWAY. ALSO, HE INDICATED THAT THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE AIRPLANE ON THE REMAINING RUNWAY. THE AIRPLANE OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND WENT INTO A CROP FIELD. (-23) AIRCRAFT DEPARTED HOWELL, MI WITH 3 PASSENGERS.  ON APPROACH TO FOWLERVILLE, THE PILOT STATED HE CAME IN HIGH AND THE AIRPLANE SEEMED TO FLOAT FOREVER.  THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN WITH APPROXIMATELY 700 FEET REMAINING.  HE THEN USED HARD BRAKING.  THE AIRCRAFT OVERRAN THE END OF RUNWAY 9 AND CAME TO REST IN A CORNFIELD 100 FEET OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND SOUTH OF THE CENTERLINE.

## 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 CHI97LA189](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA189), Jun 28, 1997: Cessna 172P (N55121), Fowlerville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the pilot to either attain proper touchdown point for landing or go around while he had sufficient airspeed and runway remaining.

## Other reports on N55121 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980521026439I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980521026439I), May 21, 1998: Cessna 172P (N55121), Kalamazoo, MI, Minor damage. 2Nd supervised solo student pilot landed hard on nosewheel, bounced twice and lost directional control. Struck runway light sign. Minor aircraft damage.

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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