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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Stone Lake, WI · June 29, 1998

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Date
June 29, 1998 · 15:00 local
Place
Stone Lake, WI
Airport
Lakewood Lodge
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6596D
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI98LA228
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O360A4M
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,456 total1,058 in this make and model59 in the last 90 days
N6596DRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17272885 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine 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.

Landed wet grass runway. Unable stop. Overran end and nosed over. 172 had hydroplaned after landing long and fast. (.4) the pilot stated that he used a slightly higher final approach airspeed to compensate for any possible wind gusts. After the aircraft touched down, a wind gust lifted the aircraft back off the runway surface. The aircraft settled back to the runway and the pilot immediately applied brakes, raised the flaps, and held the nose off the ground. The pilot reported that the braking action of the aircraft was minimal due to hydroplaning. The pilot stated that a go-around was not possible due to the length of runway remaining and a tree line that was present at the end of the runway. The aircraft traveled off the end of the runway where it impacted a deep rut in the terrain. The nose gear of the aircraft dug into the rut causing the aircraft to nose over. Post accident inspection of the airplane revealed evidence of reverted rubber on both the left and right main landing gears. (-23) aircraft landed on wet grass runway and was unable to stop due to hydroplaning. Aircraft ran off end of runway flipping over causing substantia l damage to aircraft. No injuries to pilot or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

LANDED WET GRASS RUNWAY. UNABLE STOP. OVERRAN END AND NOSED OVER. 172 HAD HYDROPLANED AFTER LANDING LONG AND FAST. (.4) THE PILOT STATED THAT HE USED A SLIGHTLY HIGHER FINAL APPROACH AIRSPEED TO COMPENSATE FOR ANY POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS. AFTER THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN, A WIND GUST LIFTED THE AIRCRAFT BACK OFF THE RUNWAY SURFACE. THE AIRCRAFT SETTLED BACK TO THE RUNWAY AND THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY APPLIED BRAKES, RAISED THE FLAPS, AND HELD THE NOSE OFF THE GROUND. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE BRAKING ACTION OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS MINIMAL DUE TO HYDROPLANING. THE PILOT STATED THAT A GO-AROUND WAS NOT POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LENGTH OF RUNWAY REMAINING AND A TREE LINE THAT WAS PRESENT AT THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TRAVELED OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE IT IMPACTED A DEEP RUT IN THE TERRAIN. THE NOSE GEAR OF THE AIRCRAFT DUG INTO THE RUT CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO NOSE OVER. POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE REVEALED EVIDENCE OF REVERTED RUBBER ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEARS. (-23) AIRCRAFT LANDED ON WET GRASS RUNWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP DUE TO HYDROPLANING. AIRCRAFT RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY FLIPPING OVER CAUSING SUBSTANTIA L DAMAGE TO AIRCRAFT. NO INJURIES TO PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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 CHI98LA228Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportStone Lake, WIthe lack of effective braking due to hydroplaning. Contributing factors to the accident were the trees off the end of the runway that made a go-around not possible and the ditch off the end of the runway.Jun 29, 1998 · Substantial damage