# Accident 20020218006129A: Cessna 172P, Dowagiac, MI, February 18, 2002

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 18, 2002, 14:46 local time
- Place: Dowagiac, MI
- Airport: Dowagiac Municipal Airport
- Damage: No damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.9799° N, 86.1107° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9799&lon=-86.1107&mi=10
- Aircraft: N66986, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N66986-2014-01-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172P
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA078) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20020218006129A

## Narrative

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

(-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.

## 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 CHI02LA078](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI02LA078), Feb 18, 2002: Cessna 172P (N66986), Dowagiac, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N66986 (1)

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

- [Incident 19980213041359I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980213041359I), Feb 13, 1998: Cessna 172P (N66986), Chicago/Wheelin, IL, Minor damage. (-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…

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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