# Accident 20000117004729A: Cessna 172M, Liberal, KS, January 17, 2000 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: January 17, 2000, 00:15 local time - Place: Liberal, KS - Airport: Liberal Municipal - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Final Approach - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 37.0391° N, 100.9308° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0391&lon=-100.9308&mi=10 - Aircraft: N12654, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N12654-2000-04-14) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M - Reported engine: LYC O320E2D - Fatal injuries: 0 - Pilot flight hours: 858 total, 283 in this make and model, 51 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA058) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000117004729A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. (-23) ON 01/17/2000 AT ABOUT 00:15 CST, WHILE ON AN ILS INSTRUMENT APPROACH, CESSNA 172M, N12654, PILOTED BY^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ AND THREE PASSENGERS CRASHED IN A WHEAT FIELD APPROXIMATELY 1 MILE SOUTH AND SLIGHTLY RIGHT OF CENTER LINE, FOR RUNWAY 35 AT LIBERAL, KANSAS MUNICIPAL AIRPORT,^PRIVACY D^WAS MAKING A CORRECTION TO THE RIGHT WHEN THE OUTER SECTION OF THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GORUND ON AN APPROXIMATE 050 DEGREE HEADING. THE AIRCRAFT SKIDDED ACROSS THE WHEAT FIELD IN AN EASTERLY DIRECTION FOR APPROXIMATELY 291 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A REST AT AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 070 DEGREES. THE PILOT AND 3 OCCUPANTS RECIEVED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRCRAFT WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED.(.4) ON JANUARY 17, 2000, AT 0015 CENTRAL STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172M, N12654, OPERATED BY A COMMERCIAL PILOT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE WHEN ON ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 35 (7,101 FEET BY 150 FEET, DRY ASPHALT) AT LIBERAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, LIBERAL, KANSAS, THE AIRPLANE IMPACTED THE TERRAIN, 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AIRPORT. INSTRUMENT METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER 14 CFR PART 91. AN IFR FLIGHT PLAN WAS ON FILE. THE PILOT AND THREE PASSENGERS ON BOARD THE AIRPLANE SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT DENVER, CO., AND WAS ENROUTE TO LIBERAL, KS. IN HIS WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE PILOT SAID THAT HE RECEIVED VECTORS FROM THE KANSAS CITY AIR ROUTE TRAFFIC CONTROL CENTER TO THE ILS APPROACH FOR RUNWAY 35. THE PILOT SAID THAT KANSAS CITY CENTER INSTRUCTED HIM TO DESCEND TO 4,000 FEET MSL, AND ADVISE WHEN ESTABLISHED ON THE APPROACH. THE PILOT ADVISED CENTER THAT HE WAS ON APPROACH. HE SAID THAT KANSAS CITY CENTER ISSUED AN ALTIMETER OF 30.21 INCHES OF MERCURY (HG), WHICH HE SET IN THE ALTIMETER. "AWOS REPORTED 100 OVC (OVERCAST) 1/4 MILE (MILE) VISIBILITY." THE PILOT SAID THAT HE, AND THE STUDENT PILOT/PASSENGER, SITTING IN THE RIGHT SEAT, SAW THE ALTIMETER INDICATION OF 3,400 FEET MSL. "THE GLIDE SLOPE WAS INDICATING CENTERED. THE LOCALIZER WAS INDICATION ABOUT 1 DOT OFF. I BEGAN TO CORRECT TO THE RIGHT, AND REMEMBER THE ALTIMETER INDICATION (OF) 3,300 FEET MSL, WHICH WAS ABOVE DECISION HEIGHT. THE AIRPLANE STRUCK THE GROUND AND TURNED HARD TO THE RIGHT (ABOUT 90 DEGREES). FAA INSPECTORS EXAMINED THE WRECKAGE AT THE ACCIDENT SITE. THE AIRPLANE RESTED UPRIGHT IN A WHEAT FIELD, APPROX. 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE LIBERAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, AND SLIGHTLY LEFT OF THE CENTERLINE FOR RUNWAY 35. THE AIRPLANE'S MAIN WRECKAGE WAS PRECEDED BY A GROUND SCAR WHICH WAS LOCATED 291 FEET TO THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST WEST. NUMEROUS SLICES INTO THE DIRT WERE OBSERVED BEGINNING AT THE FIRST GROUND SCAR AND PROCEEDING ALONG A 050 DEGREE MAGNETIC HEADING, TOWARD THE MAIN WRECKAGE, FOR APPROX. 53 FEET. THE AIRPLANE'S RIGHT WING WAS BENT UPWARD. THE EMPENNAGE WAS BROKEN DOWNWARD AND BENT TO THE RIGHT. THE AIRPLANE'S PROPELLER SHOWED TORSIONAL BENDING, CHORDWISE SCRATCHES, AND CURLED TIPS. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE, ENGINE ACCESSORIES AND CONTROLS, AND OTHER AIRPLANE SYSTEMS REVEALED NO ANOMALITIES. AT 0035 CST, THE AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION (AWOS) AT LIBERAL, KS. REPORTED AN OVERCAST CEILING OF 100 FEET ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (AGL), 1/4 MILE VISIBILITY, TEMPERATURE 34 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, DEW POINT NOT REPORTED, WINDS 140 DEGREES AT 5 KNOTS, AND ALTIMETER 30.19 INCHES HG. THE PILOT STATED THAT THE WEATHER CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND WAS HEAVY GROUND FOG. THE ILS APPROACH TO RUNWAY 35 AT THE LIBERAL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT HAS A PUBLISHED DECISION HEIGHT OF 3,074 FEET MSL. PUBLISHED MINIMUM WEATHER REQUIRED TO FLY THE APPROACH IS A 200 FOOT CEILING AND 1/2 MILE VISIBLITY. ## 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 CHI00LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA058), Jan 17, 2000: Cessna 172M (N12654), Liberal, KS, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot not maintaining proper glidepath on the ILS approach, the pilot's improper decision to continue the approach below the glidepath, and the pilot's failure to perform a missed approach.… ## Other reports on N12654 (1) Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date. - [Incident 19950220011019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950220011019I), Feb 20, 1995: Cessna 172M (N12654), Oklahoma City, OK, Minor damage. Narrative: during first supervised solo flight, the student pilot reported that during second touch and go landing, the aircraft began to porpoise. Pilot… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.