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Accident · No damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172 · Carrollton, MO · October 28, 2000

Date: October 28, 2000 · 20:55 local
Place: Carrollton, MO
Airport: Carrollton Memorial Airport
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: No damage
Aircraft: N8611B
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI01LA031
Reported as: Cessna 172

N8611BRegistered now · Cessna 172S/N 36311 Airframe modelCessna 172 Engine modelContinental 0-300 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23)Pilot was conducting a night VFR flight from springfield-branson regional airport (sgf), springfield, Missouri, to his home base at trenton municipal airport (trx), trenton, Missouri. Encountering deteriorating weather conditions as he passed Carrollton Memorial Airport (K26) northbound, he reversed his course and returned to Carrollton for a landing, where he found the runway lights were off. He contacted the Carrollton county police dispatcher, on his cell phone and requested their assistance in turning on the lights. When the first patrol car arrived, he proceeded to land due to lowering cloud cover. His landing was long, and he ran off the end of the runway and flipped over. privacy data omitted

As the FAA filed it

(-23)PILOT WAS CONDUCTING A NIGHT VFR FLIGHT FROM SPRINGFIELD-BRANSON REGIONAL AIRPORT (SGF), SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI, TO HIS HOME BASE AT TRENTON MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (TRX), TRENTON, MISSOURI. ENCOUNTERING DETERIORATING WEATHER CONDITIONS AS HE PASSED CARROLLTON MEMORIAL AIRPORT (K26) NORTHBOUND, HE REVERSED HIS COURSE AND RETURNED TO CARROLLTON FOR A LANDING, WHERE HE FOUND THE RUNWAY LIGHTS WERE OFF. HE CONTACTED THE CARROLLTON COUNTY POLICE DISPATCHER, ON HIS CELL PHONE AND REQUESTED THEIR ASSISTANCE IN TURNING ON THE LIGHTS. WHEN THE FIRST PATROL CAR ARRIVED, HE PROCEEDED TO LAND DUE TO LOWERING CLOUD COVER. HIS LANDING WAS LONG, AND HE RAN OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND FLIPPED OVER. ^PRIVACY DATA OMIT^

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 CHI01LA031Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCarrollton, MOthe misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. Factors were the runway lights not on, the dark night, and the plowed field.Oct 29, 2000 · Substantial damage