# Accident 20001011023459A: Cessna 172K, Indiantown, FL, October 11, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 2000, 19:15 local time
- Place: Indiantown, FL
- Airport: Indiantown Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 27.0300° N, 80.4603° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0300&lon=-80.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7396G, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7396G-2015-05-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172K (registry code 2072430, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 396 total, 360 in this make and model, 196 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ATL01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA006) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011023459A

## Narrative

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

(.4)ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, UPON LANDING ON THE DRY GRASS/TURF RUNWAY 13, DESPITE ATTEMPTS TO STOP, THE AIRPLANE CONTINUED TO ROLL PAST THE RUNWAY THRESHOLD, APPROACHING THE DITCH ABEAM THE RUNWAY. RIGHT RUDDER WAS APPLIED UNSUCCESSFULLY TO AVOID THE DITCH, AND THE AIRPLANE RAN OFF OF THE RUNWAY INTO THE DITCH AND NOSED OVER.  EXAMINATION OF THE WRECKAGE REVEALED NO FAULTS OR FAILURES ASSOCIATED WITH THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKING SYSTEM.  TIRE MARKS WERE FOUND NEAR THE END OF THE RUNWAY WHERE THE AIRPLANE HAD TOUCHED DOWN.  THE TIRE MARKS CONTINUED OFF THE END OF THE GRASS RUNWAY INTO THE DITCH WHERE THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER. NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS WERE DISCOVERED DURING THE EXAMINATION OF THE AIRPLANE.                                             (-23) AIRMAN LANDED LONG AND WENT INTO DITCH AT THE END OF RUNWAY. A/C FLIPPED ONTO ITS BACK.

## 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 ATL01LA006](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA006), Oct 11, 2000: Cessna 172K (N7396G), Indiantown, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot had excessive airspeed, misjudged the landing distance, and did not perform a go-around, which resulted in a nose over. The ditch was a contributing factor.

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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