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FAA accident report · Cessna 172P · Dowagiac, MI · February 18, 2002

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Date
February 18, 2002 · 14:46 local
Place
Dowagiac, MI
Airport
Dowagiac Municipal Airport
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
N66986
NTSB investigation
NTSBCHI02LA078
Reported as
Cessna 172P
Fatal injuries
0
N66986Registration cancelled Jan 7, 2014 · Cessna 172PS/N 17275997Airframe modelCessna 172P

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What happened

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

(-23) A private pilot on a cross country trip attempted a left cross wind landing at Dowagiac, Michigan and then drifted off the right side into the grass and then into a plowed field where the a/c nosed-over onto its back. (.19) on February 18, 2002, at 1446 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172P, N66986, piloted by a private pilot, was substantially damaged while landing on runway 27 (4,700 feet by 100 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Dowagiac Municipal Airport, Dowagiac, Michigan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR part 91 and was on a visual flight rules (VFR) flight plan. The flight departed from griffing sandusky airport, sandusky, Ohio, at 1145. During the landing attempt the airplane departed the right side of the prepared runway surface, entered a soft agricultural field, and nosed over. At 1453 a weather observation station, located at the southwest Michigan regional airport, benton harbor, Michigan, reported the wind direction and velocity to be 180 degrees magnetic at 14 knots with gusts to 20 knots.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) A PRIVATE PILOT ON A CROSS COUNTRY TRIP ATTEMPTED A LEFT CROSS WIND LANDING AT DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN AND THEN DRIFTED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE INTO THE GRASS AND THEN INTO A PLOWED FIELD WHERE THE A/C NOSED-OVER ONTO ITS BACK. (.19) ON FEBRUARY 18, 2002, AT 1446 EASTERN STANDARD TIME, A CESSNA 172P, N66986, PILOTED BY A PRIVATE PILOT, WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED WHILE LANDING ON RUNWAY 27 (4,700 FEET BY 100 FEET, DRY/ASPHALT) AT THE DOWAGIAC MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, DOWAGIAC, MICHIGAN. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE FLIGHT WAS OPERATING UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF 14 CFR PART 91 AND WAS ON A VISUAL FLIGHT RULES (VFR) FLIGHT PLAN. THE FLIGHT DEPARTED FROM GRIFFING SANDUSKY AIRPORT, SANDUSKY, OHIO, AT 1145. DURING THE LANDING ATTEMPT THE AIRPLANE DEPARTED THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PREPARED RUNWAY SURFACE, ENTERED A SOFT AGRICULTURAL FIELD, AND NOSED OVER. AT 1453 A WEATHER OBSERVATION STATION, LOCATED AT THE SOUTHWEST MICHIGAN REGIONAL AIRPORT, BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN, REPORTED THE WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY TO BE 180 DEGREES MAGNETIC AT 14 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 20 KNOTS.

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 CHI02LA078Accident · Minor injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDowagiac, MIThe pilot's inadequate compensation for the wind conditions that resulted in directional control not being maintained during the landing roll. Factors to the accident were the pilot's inadequate in-flight decision to attempt the landing with a gusting 20 knot…Feb 18, 2002 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N66986 · 1

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

Incident 19980213041359IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Chicago/Wheelin, IL(-5)Student pilot stated the he made a 3 point landing with the nose wheel turned to the right and aircraft veered off the right side of runway 30 at Chicago palwaukee airport. The aircraft ran over a runway sign and stopped in the grass between the runway…Feb 13, 1998 · Minor damage