20020506016359I

Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Cessna 172L · Socorro, NM · May 6, 2002

Date: May 6, 2002 · 19:50 local
Place: Socorro, NM
Airport: Socorro Municipal Airport
Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N2809Q
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Pilot’s flight hours: 6,500 total3,000 in this make and model75 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

(-23) Mr. Pete warren, the pilot in command of Cessna N2809Q, landed over halfway down the runway with excessive airspeed because he felt he may encounter wind shear due to the strong winds out NE. He stated that he did not encounter any wind shear on the approach to touchdown past midfield. He stated that he did not use braking initially but noticed as he approached the end of the runway that he was traveling fast and started to brake the aircraft using heavy braking. He stated the aircraft did not come to a stop as expected and that he went off the end of the runway into soft dirt, and then over an embankment.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) MR. PETE WARREN, THE PILOT IN COMMAND OF CESSNA N2809Q, LANDED OVER HALFWAY DOWN THE RUNWAY WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED BECAUSE HE FELT HE MAY ENCOUNTER WIND SHEAR DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS OUT NE. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT ENCOUNTER ANY WIND SHEAR ON THE APPROACH TO TOUCHDOWN PAST MIDFIELD. HE STATED THAT HE DID NOT USE BRAKING INITIALLY BUT NOTICED AS HE APPROACHED THE END OF THE RUNWAY THAT HE WAS TRAVELING FAST AND STARTED TO BRAKE THE AIRCRAFT USING HEAVY BRAKING. HE STATED THE AIRCRAFT DID NOT COME TO A STOP AS EXPECTED AND THAT HE WENT OFF THE END OF THE RUNWAY INTO SOFT DIRT, AND THEN OVER AN EMBANKMENT.