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Accident · Substantial damage
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FAA accident report · Cessna 172K · Concordia, KS · December 30, 2013

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Date
December 30, 2013 · 11:40 local
Place
Concordia, KS
Airport
Blosser Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1176M
NTSB investigation
NTSBCEN14CA096
Reported as
Cessna 172K
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
484 total418 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days
N1176MRegistration cancelled May 29, 2020 · Cessna 172KS/N 17258676 · Built 1969Airframe modelCessna 172KEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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

The aircraft landed on runway 30 (turf runway) and exited the runway on an approximate heading of 45 degrees to the right of the runway heading, 2200 feet from the approach end and 143 feet from the departure end.

The wind at the time, as reported by AWOS, was 230 degrees at 11 knots. The airport is situated on a hill with the terrain gradually sloping to the east with a sharper slope to the west. The runway was short grass (seasonal dormant) and the ground was frozen.

The pilot stated he touched down past his intended landing point and then intentionally steered the aircraft to the right side of the runway to allow the higher vegitation to slow the aircraft. The aircraft then struck a berm, hidden by the taller vegetation which caused the aircraft to elevate and the nose gear fork to break off. The aircraft flipped over and came to rest in an inverted position. The crew and passengers exited through a door window.

The aircraft sustained substantial damage and there were no injuries to the pilot or passengers.

As the FAA filed it

THE AIRCRAFT LANDED ON RUNWAY 30 (TURF RUNWAY) AND EXITED THE RUNWAY ON AN APPROXIMATE HEADING OF 45 DEGREES TO THE RIGHT OF THE RUNWAY HEADING, 2200 FEET FROM THE APPROACH END AND 143 FEET FROM THE DEPARTURE END.

THE WIND AT THE TIME, AS REPORTED BY AWOS, WAS 230 DEGREES AT 11 KNOTS. THE AIRPORT IS SITUATED ON A HILL WITH THE TERRAIN GRADUALLY SLOPING TO THE EAST WITH A SHARPER SLOPE TO THE WEST. THE RUNWAY WAS SHORT GRASS (SEASONAL DORMANT) AND THE GROUND WAS FROZEN.

THE PILOT STATED HE TOUCHED DOWN PAST HIS INTENDED LANDING POINT AND THEN INTENTIONALLY STEERED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RUNWAY TO ALLOW THE HIGHER VEGITATION TO SLOW THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT THEN STRUCK A BERM, HIDDEN BY THE TALLER VEGETATION WHICH CAUSED THE AIRCRAFT TO ELEVATE AND THE NOSE GEAR FORK TO BREAK OFF. THE AIRCRAFT FLIPPED OVER AND CAME TO REST IN AN INVERTED POSITION. THE CREW AND PASSENGERS EXITED THROUGH A DOOR WINDOW.

THE AIRCRAFT SUSTAINED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES TO THE PILOT OR PASSENGERS.

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 CEN14CA096Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportConcordia, KSThe pilot's failure to maintain a proper glidepath during approach which resulted in the airplane landing long, and his decision to turn off of the runway during the landing roll which resulted in a collision with an earth berm.Dec 30, 2013 · Substantial damage