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FAA incident report · Cessna 172I · Plainwell, MI · July 14, 2019

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Date
July 14, 2019 · 11:36 local
Place
Plainwell, MI
Airport
Plainwell Municipal
Phase of flight
Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N8407L
Reported as
Cessna 172I
Reported engine
Lycoming 0-320 series
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Student
Pilot’s flight hours
40 total8 in this make and model20 in the last 90 days
N8407LRegistered now · Cessna 172IS/N 17256607 · Built 1968Airframe modelCessna 172IEngine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

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On July 14, 2019 at 11:30 eastern daylight time (EDT), a Cessna 172L aircraft, N8407L, registered to Plainwell aviation and stem academy and operated by an student pilot for a personal flight received minor damage when it overran the end of the runway and struck a fence at the west end of runway 27 while maneuvering for landing on runway 27.

Visual meteorological conditions and light winds prevailed at the time of the accident. The private flight was being conducted under the provisions of title 14 code of federal regulations (CFR) part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot was not injured. The flight originated from Plainwell Municipal Airport (61D), Plainwell, MI at approximately 10:30 EDT.

According to the airport manager, the aircraft made three attempts to land on runway 27 and each time it was high and fast. On the third attempt, the pilot forced the aircraft to the runway. The aircraft touched down long and fast causing it to depart the end of the runway, penetrating a fence and stopping in a drainage ditch.

Weather at kazo airport at 16:53Z was: wind 030 degrees at 6 knots, clear, 10 statute miles, temp 29 dew point 11 and altimeter 3015.

As the FAA filed it

ON JULY 14, 2019 AT 11:30 EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT), A CESSNA 172L AIRCRAFT, N8407L, REGISTERED TO PLAINWELL AVIATION AND STEM ACADEMY AND OPERATED BY AN STUDENT PILOT FOR A PERSONAL FLIGHT RECEIVED MINOR DAMAGE WHEN IT OVERRAN THE END OF THE RUNWAY AND STRUCK A FENCE AT THE WEST END OF RUNWAY 27 WHILE MANEUVERING FOR LANDING ON RUNWAY 27.

VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS AND LIGHT WINDS PREVAILED AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT. THE PRIVATE FLIGHT WAS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 14 CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS (CFR) PART 91 WITHOUT A FLIGHT PLAN. THE STUDENT PILOT WAS NOT INJURED. THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM PLAINWELL MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (61D), PLAINWELL, MI AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 EDT.

ACCORDING TO THE AIRPORT MANAGER, THE AIRCRAFT MADE THREE ATTEMPTS TO LAND ON RUNWAY 27 AND EACH TIME IT WAS HIGH AND FAST. ON THE THIRD ATTEMPT, THE PILOT FORCED THE AIRCRAFT TO THE RUNWAY. THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN LONG AND FAST CAUSING IT TO DEPART THE END OF THE RUNWAY, PENETRATING A FENCE AND STOPPING IN A DRAINAGE DITCH.

WEATHER AT KAZO AIRPORT AT 16:53Z WAS: WIND 030 DEGREES AT 6 KNOTS, CLEAR, 10 STATUTE MILES, TEMP 29 DEW POINT 11 AND ALTIMETER 3015.