# Accident 20160705021459A: Cessna 172M, Greenwood, IL, July 5, 2016

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 5, 2016, 15:30 local time
- Place: Greenwood, IL
- Airport: Galt Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.4072° N, 88.3739° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4072&lon=-88.3739&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6576H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6576H-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,000 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN16LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA246) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20160705021459A

## Narrative

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

N6576H, A CESSNA 172 (CE-172), PERFORMING A LANDING AT GALT AIRPORT (10C), IN GREENWOOD, IL RECEIVED SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE ON JULY 5, 2016.  THE OCCUPANTS OF THE AIRCRAFT INCLUDED A FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AND A STUDENT WHO RECEIVED NO INJURIES DURING THE ACCIDENT.

BRUSH LOCATED PRIOR TO RUNWAY 18 (TURF) INDICATES THAT THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED BEFORE THE THRESHOLD OF THE RUNWAY.  THE CE-172 CAME TO REST ON THE RUNWAY ON A NORTHERLY HEADING INDICATING THAT THE AIRCRAFT SPUN APPROXIMATELY 160 DEGREES TO THE LEFT ON THE GROUND.

DAMAGE OCCURRED TO THE LEFT MAIN WHEEL, LEFT WING, LEFT WING SPAR, PROPELLER, AND FUSELAGE.  BRUSH APPEARING TO BE SIMILAR TO THE TYPE FOUND AT THE THRESHOLD OF RUNWAY 18 WAS FOUND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF N6576H.

## 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 CEN16LA246](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN16LA246), Jul 5, 2016: Cessna 172 (N6576H), Wonder Lake, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor's inadequate supervision and lack of remedial action due to his diverted attention to a radio call, which resulted in the airplane landing short of the runway.

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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