# Accident 20000817037259A: Cessna 172M, Harbor Springs, MI, August 17, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 2000, 11:00 local time
- Place: Harbor Springs, MI
- Airport: Harbor Springs Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 45.4306° N, 84.9792° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4306&lon=-84.9792&mi=10
- Aircraft: N80310, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N80310-2013-12-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI00LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA259) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000817037259A

## Narrative

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

(-23) HE MADE TWO PASSES AROUND THE FIELD. THE FIRST ONE RESULTED IN A NORMAL LANDING. THE SECOND ONE RESULTED IN THE ACCIDENT. MR. SARTO STATED THAT HE LANDED LONG AND THAT THE BRAKES DIDN'T SEEM TO WORK. THE AIRCRAFT TRACKED TO THE LEFT AND THE MAIN WHEEL WAS ON GRASS FOR ABOUT 75 FEET. HE THEN TURNED TO THE RIGHT AND EXITED THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN THE LEFT 1/2 OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR COLLAPSED AND A FENCE POST BROKE OFF AND WAS WEDGED UNDER THE COLLAPSED MAIN GEAR. THE AIRCRAFT WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND CAME TO REST HEADING ABOUT 90 DEGREES TO THE RUNWAY DIRECTION WITH THE TAIL IN THE ROADWAY. THE BRAKES APPEARED TO WORK OK ON POST ACCIDENT INSPECTION.

## 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 CHI00LA259](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA259), Aug 17, 2000: Cessna 172M (N80310), Harbor Springs, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's long touchdown, and inadequate braking to stop on the runway. Factors relating to this accident were the pilot's improper in-flight planning and decision resulting in the long touchdown,…

## Other reports on N80310 (1)

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

- [Accident 19781010035759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781010035759A), Oct 10, 1978: Cessna 172D (N80310), Williams, IA, Substantial damage. Lndd in soft fld.

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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