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FAA accident report · Cessna 172N · Elkhart, IN · December 30, 2000

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Date
December 30, 2000 · 11:42 local
Place
Elkhart, IN
Airport
Elkhart Municipal
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N6326F
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI01LA058
Reported as
Cessna 172N
Reported engine
Lycoming O320H2AD
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
450 total213 in this make and model55 in the last 90 days
N6326FRegistered now · Cessna 172NS/N 17273191 · Built 1979Airframe modelCessna 172NEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

(.4) On December 30, 2000, at 1142 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6326F, piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and dual student, was substantially damaged during landing at the Elkhart Municipal Airport, Elkhart, Indiana. On landing, the aircraft slid into a snowbank on the side of runway 27 (6,500 feet by 120 feet snow covered asphalt). The CFI and student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The local flight originated at 1000. In a written statement, the CFI said, "upon landing and rollout, the aircraft slide sideways on some ice, corrections were made, but no change." The aircraft subsequently struck the snowbank at the edge of the runway. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions in his written report. The CFI reported that the dual student was at the controls at the time of the accident. A postaccident examination of the aircraft, by a federal aviation administration inspector, revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition.

As the FAA filed it

(.4) ON DECEMBER 30, 2000, AT 1142 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172N, N6326F, PILOTED BY A CERTIFIED FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR (CFI) AND DUAL STUDENT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED DURING LANDING AT THE ELKHART MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, ELKHART, INDIANA. ON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT SLID INTO A SNOWBANK ON THE SIDE OF RUNWAY 27 (6,500 FEET BY 120 FEET SNOW COVERED ASPHALT). THE CFI AND STUDENT WERE NOT INJURED. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS NOT ON A FLIGHT PLAN. THE LOCAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT 1000. IN A WRITTEN STATEMENT, THE CFI SAID, "UPON LANDING AND ROLLOUT, THE AIRCRAFT SLIDE SIDEWAYS ON SOME ICE, CORRECTIONS WERE MADE, BUT NO CHANGE." THE AIRCRAFT SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK THE SNOWBANK AT THE EDGE OF THE RUNWAY. THE CFI REPORTED NO MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS IN HIS WRITTEN REPORT. THE CFI REPORTED THAT THE DUAL STUDENT WAS AT THE CONTROLS AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. A POSTACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE AIRCRAFT, BY A FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION INSPECTOR, REVEALED NO ANOMALIES THAT COULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH A PREEXISTING CONDITION.

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 CHI01LA058Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportElkhart, INThe loss of directional control by the student pilot and the inadequate remedial action and inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor. Factors were the snow and ice covered runway and the snowbank.Dec 30, 2000 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N6326F · 1

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

Incident 20030730020499ITouch And Go Landing · Elkhart, IN(-23) Aircraft struck runway light while attempting a touch and go procedure.Jul 30, 2003 · Minor damage