# Accident 20000626036849A: Cessna 172N, Plymouth, MI, June 26, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 26, 2000, 18:20 local time
- Place: Plymouth, MI
- Airport: Mettetal-Canton Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.3293° N, 83.4808° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3293&lon=-83.4808&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3416E, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3416E-2016-11-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172N (registry code 2072434, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA172) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626036849A

## Narrative

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

(-23) AT 1800 LOCAL ON 26 JUNE 2000, THE CFI AND HIS STUDENT BEGAN A LESSON TO PRACTICE SHORT FIELD TAKEOFF AND LANDINGS AT THE PLYMOUTH METTETAL CANTON AIRPORT. APPROX. TWENTY MINUTES INTO THE LESSON, DURING AN APPROACH TO RUNWAY 18, THE STUDENT DRIFTED RIGHT FO THE RUNWAY. THE CFI APPLIED MORE POWER AND THE STUDENT GOT THE AIRCRAFT STRAIGHT AND LEVEL, BUT HE QUICKLY DRIFTED LEFT OF THE RUNWAY WITH THE RIGHT WING HIGH. THE CFI TOOK CONTROL OF THE AIRCRAFT AND RAISED THE FLAPS AND APPLIED FULL POWER. THE AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT FLY AND THE CFI ATTEMPTED TO LAND THE AIRCRAFT IN THE GRASS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RUNWAY. THE NOSE WHEEL DUG INTO THE GROUND CAUSING THE AIRCRAFT TO FLIP OVER ONTO ITS BACK RESULTING IN SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE AIRFRAME, FLIGHT CONTROLS, NOSE GEAR, ENGINE AND PROP. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED BY THE CFI OR STUDENT. THE CFI DID NOT REPORT AND INVESTIGATION DID NOT REVEAL ANY MECHANICAL IRREGULARITIES WITH EITHER THE AIRCRAFT OR THE ENIGNE.

## 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 CHI00LA172](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA172), Jun 26, 2000: Cessna 172N (N3416E), Canton, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the CFI delayed initiating a go-around during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student pilot's inadequate handling of the airplane, the crosswind condition, and the soft…

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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