20040128003559A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Jeffersonville, IN · January 28, 2004

Date: January 28, 2004 · 09:00 local
Place: Jeffersonville, IN
Airport: Clark County Airport
Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N70256
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI04LA062
Reported as: Cessna 172M
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 2,400 total1,800 in this make and model175 in the last 90 days

N70256Registered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17267199 · Built 1976 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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(-23) Pilot landed on a closed runway and substantially damaged the aircraft when the aircraft hit a snow/ice bank on landing rollout. Pilot failed to check NOTAMS prior to departure, therefore was unaware of the closed runway. The aircraft firewall structure was damaged extensively and the nose gear was ripped out of the aircraft by impact with the snow/ice bank.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PILOT LANDED ON A CLOSED RUNWAY AND SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED THE AIRCRAFT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT HIT A SNOW/ICE BANK ON LANDING ROLLOUT. PILOT FAILED TO CHECK NOTAMS PRIOR TO DEPARTURE, THEREFORE WAS UNAWARE OF THE CLOSED RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT FIREWALL STRUCTURE WAS DAMAGED EXTENSIVELY AND THE NOSE GEAR WAS RIPPED OUT OF THE AIRCRAFT BY IMPACT WITH THE SNOW/ICE BANK.

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 CHI04LA062Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportJeffersonville, INThe pilot selecting a closed runway for landing and the collapse of the nose landing gear. Factors were the pilot's failure to obtain NOTAM information and the snowbank across the closed runway.Jan 28, 2004 · Substantial damage

Other reports on N70256 · 2

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

Incident 20010509007759ILevel Off Touchdown · Louisville, KY(-23)Pilot was landing runway 01 at Bowman field Louisville, KY. Pilot stated he landed long, (at intersection on runway 24) and was unable to stop. Aircraft overran runway and contacted airport perimeter fence. Aircraft sustained minor damage to left…May 9, 2001 · Minor damage Accident 19770316004879ARoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Monroe, MIWind gusting to 35 knots.Mar 16, 1977 · Substantial damage