# Accident 20001230040859A: Cessna 172N, Elkhart, IN, December 30, 2000

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 30, 2000, 11:42 local time
- Place: Elkhart, IN
- Airport: Elkhart Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.7207° N, 85.9795° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7207&lon=-85.9795&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6326F, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6326F) (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
- Reported engine: LYC O320H2AD
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 450 total, 213 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA058) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230040859A

## Narrative

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

(.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.

## 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 CHI01LA058](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA058), Dec 30, 2000: Cessna 172N (N6326F), Elkhart, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N6326F (1)

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

- [Incident 20030730020499I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030730020499I), Jul 30, 2003: Cessna 172N (N6326F), Elkhart, IN, Minor damage. (-23) Aircraft struck runway light while attempting a touch and go procedure.

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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