# Accident 20030606012409A: Cessna 172S, Sidnaw, MI, June 6, 2003

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 6, 2003, 14:41 local time
- Place: Sidnaw, MI
- Airport: Prickett-Grooms Fld Airport
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 46.5014° N, 88.7000° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.5014&lon=-88.7000&mi=10
- Aircraft: N975SP, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N975SP-2006-04-06) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 SER A&C (registry code 41511, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-ser-a-c) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 133 total, 30 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI03FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA149) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20030606012409A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INTERVIEW OF 2 EYEWITNESSES TO THE ACCIDENT INDICATED THAT THE PILOT TOUCHED DOWN 1,000 TO 1,250 FEET BEYOND THE LANDING THRESHOLD OF A 2,000 FOOT RUNWAY, BOUNCED TWICE AND ATTEMPTED A GO AROUND. AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND APPROXIMATELY 1,000 FEET PAST THE END OF THE RUNWAY IN A NEAR VERTICAL ATTITUDE. INVESTIGATION OF AIRCRAFT WRECKAGE REVEALED THAT FLAPS WERE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION WITH THE FLAP HANDLE IN THE RETRACTED POSITION. PILOT EXPIRED SHORTLY AFTER THE ACCIDENT AT LOCAL HOSPITAL. NO FURTHER ACTION PLANNED. INVESTIGATION ALSO REVEALED THAT THE PILOT IN COMMAND DID NOT HAVE A VALID MEDICAL CERTIFICATE. THIS MATTER IS CONSIDERED CLOSED.

## 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 CHI03FA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI03FA149), Jun 6, 2003: Cessna 172S (N975SP), Sidnaw, MI, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The improper short/soft field landing procedure by the pilot and his lack of recent experience in type of operation. Contributing factors were the short/soft field runway, the trees and his delay in…

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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