# Accident 20090201001429A: Cessna 172S, Union Mills, IN, February 1, 2009

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 1, 2009, 11:30 local time
- Place: Union Mills, IN
- Airport: Flying U Ranch
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Maneuver
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 41.4539° N, 86.7922° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4539&lon=-86.7922&mi=10
- Aircraft: N53576, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N53576) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172S (registry code 2072439, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172S
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 1,800 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN09CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA148) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20090201001429A

## Narrative

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

(-23) INSTRUCTIONAL FLIGHT ORIGINATED AT VPZ WITH INSTRUCTOR ANDPRIMARY STUDENT.  INSTRUCTOR WAS SIMULATING AN EMERGENCY LANDING AT THE 4C1 AIRPORT.  INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT HE CLEARED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES DURING THE APPROACH.  INSTRUCTOR ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DESCEND TO APPROXIMATELY 20' AGL BEFORE EXECUTING A GO-AROUND.  INSTRUCTOR STATED THAT ENGINE HESITATED DURING POWER APPLICATION.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND AND CONTACTED THE 14 INCH DEEP, SNOW COVERED, THE TURF RUNWAY WITH THE MAIN WHEELS.  THE NOSE WHEEL CONTACTED THE SNOW AND AIRCRAFT PITCHED FORWARD ONTO THE NOSE.  AIRCRAFT SLID APPROXIMATELY 50' ON THE NOSE.  LEFT WING CONTACTED THE RUNWAY.  AIRCRAFT CONTINUED TO SLIDEWHILE ROTATING 90 DEGREES TO THE LEFT.  AIRCRAFT CAME DOWN ON ALL WHEELS AND SLID SIDEWAYS FOR ABOUT 2O'.  RIGHT WING DUG INTO THE GROUND AND AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST.

## 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 CEN09CA148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN09CA148), Feb 1, 2009: Cessna 172 (N53576), Union Mills, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The certificated flight instructor's failure to follow correct engine clearing procedures. A factor was the unsuitable landing area.

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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