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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 172M · Superior, MT · September 26, 2022

Date
September 26, 2022 · 15:39 local
Place
Superior, MT
Phase of flight
Landing: Rollout
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N12113
NTSB investigation
NTSBWPR22LA356
Reported as
Cessna 172M
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s certificate
Private pilot
Pilot’s flight hours
1,395 total1,395 in this make and model26 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

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

Pilot stated he landed roughly half-way down the runway (3000 foot runway) but could not be sure if he actually touched down or a visual reference to the half-way point. Pilot stated his roll-out was faster than anticipated due to strong tail wind. Pilot stated his application of brakes did not stop the aircraft in time prior torunning off the runway, through the grass area then impacting a fence at the airport's perimeter. The aicraft came to rest at the fence line sustaining substantial damage.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT STATED HE LANDED ROUGHLY HALF-WAY DOWN THE RUNWAY (3000 FOOT RUNWAY) BUT COULD NOT BE SURE IF HE ACTUALLY TOUCHED DOWN OR A VISUAL REFERENCE TO THE HALF-WAY POINT. PILOT STATED HIS ROLL-OUT WAS FASTER THAN ANTICIPATED DUE TO STRONG TAIL WIND. PILOT STATED HIS APPLICATION OF BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT IN TIME PRIOR TORUNNING OFF THE RUNWAY, THROUGH THE GRASS AREA THEN IMPACTING A FENCE AT THE AIRPORT'S PERIMETER. THE AICRAFT CAME TO REST AT THE FENCE LINE SUSTAINING SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.