19980104000059A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Philadelphia, PA · January 4, 1998

Date: January 4, 1998 · 13:55 local
Place: Philadelphia, PA
Airport: Wings Field Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N5135R
NTSB investigation: NTSBIAD98LA020
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Reported engine: Lycoming O320E2D
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 202 total77 in this make and model21 in the last 90 days

N5135RRegistration cancelled Apr 6, 2012 · Cessna 172MS/N 17263352 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine 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.

Overran runway landing. Prop and nose gear damaged on street curb firewall also damaged. (.4)the pilot reported that the airplane touched down long, and subsequently ran off the departure end of the runway, onto an access road, and the nosegear collapsed. He said he briefly considered a go-around, and told his passenger that he was not going to be able to stop in time. He said there was no mechanical malfunction with the airplane. (-23)after touchdown the airplane continued past the end of runway 24. Traveling approximately 100 ft. stopping on an aspalt rd., impacting the nose landing gear and propeller on a curb. The impact caused damage to propeller tip and caused the nose gear to collapse substaining major damage to the nose landing gear assembly. The lower and upper fire wall tunnel had substained major damage also. The pilot and passenger suffered no injuries.

As the FAA filed it

OVERRAN RUNWAY LANDING. PROP AND NOSE GEAR DAMAGED ON STREET CURB FIREWALL ALSO DAMAGED. (.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE AIRPLANE TOUCHED DOWN LONG, AND SUBSEQUENTLY RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RUNWAY, ONTO AN ACCESS ROAD, AND THE NOSEGEAR COLLAPSED. HE SAID HE BRIEFLY CONSIDERED A GO-AROUND, AND TOLD HIS PASSENGER THAT HE WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. HE SAID THERE WAS NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTION WITH THE AIRPLANE. (-23)AFTER TOUCHDOWN THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED PAST THE END OF RUNWAY 24. TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 100 FT. STOPPING ON AN ASPALT RD., IMPACTING THE NOSE LANDING GEAR AND PROPELLER ON A CURB. THE IMPACT CAUSED DAMAGE TO PROPELLER TIP AND CAUSED THE NOSE GEAR TO COLLAPSE SUBSTAINING MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY. THE LOWER AND UPPER FIRE WALL TUNNEL HAD SUBSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE ALSO. THE PILOT AND PASSENGER SUFFERED NO INJURIES.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB IAD98LA020Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportBlue Bell, PAThe pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to make a go-around, while there was sufficient runway remaining.Jan 4, 1998 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N5135R · 1

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

Incident 20000531032549IGo Round (Aborted VFR) · Gaithersburg, MD(-23)On go around the right flap fully retracted and the left flap stopped at approx. 30 degrees and the system failed in that position. Investigation revealed that the left, lower, outboard roller assy. Failed jamming the system. The rollors were last…May 31, 2000 · Minor damage