# Accident 20250708010389A: Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG, Ottawa Lake, MI, July 8, 2025 - Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported - Date: July 8, 2025, 19:53 local time - Place: Ottawa Lake, MI - Airport: Toledo Suburban - Damage: Substantial damage - Phase of flight: Landing: Rollout - Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91) - Location: 41.7359° N, 83.6558° W: From the FAA - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7359&lon=-83.6558&mi=10 - Aircraft: N1229V, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1229V) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry model: Cessna LC41-550FG (registry code 2073320, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: Continental TSIO-550-C (registry code 17246, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG - Reported engine: CONT MOTOR TSIO-550-C11 - People aboard: 1 - Fatal injuries: 0 - Other injuries: 1 - Pilot certificates: Private pilot - Pilot flight hours: 542 total, 9 in the last 90 days - NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN25LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA244) (OpenAirDocs) - FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/) - Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708010389A ## Narrative As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^. AIRCRAFT TOUCHED DOWN JUST PAST THE LANDING RUNWAY NUMBERS WITH AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SPEED. NO SKID MARKS PRESENT ON RUNWAY. SKID MARKS WERE PRESENT IN THE GRASS FROM THE END OF RUNWAY 27’S DISPLACED THRESHOLD TO THE AIRCRAFT’S FINAL RESTING SITE AT A TREE LINE APPROXIMATELY 350 FEET FROM THE END OF THE RUNWAY. THE PROPELLER, ENGINE, ENGINE MOUNT, NOSE LANDING GEAR, AND FIREWALL WERE SEPARATED FROM THE AIRCRAFT. WIRING AND ENGINE CONTROL CABLES REMAINED CONNECTED BETWEEN ENGINE AND AIRCRAFT. THE FORWARD SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE WIRING WERE EXPOSED. A SMALL SCUFF AND DENT WERE NOTED ON THE SPINNER. THE ENGINE’S INTERCOOLER WAS DAMAGED AND SMASHED IN FROM IMPACT. THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ENGINE COWLING WAS DAMAGED AND IN PIECES. THE LEFT WING LEADING EDGE WAS DAMAGED SLIGHTLY OUTBOARD OF THE AIRCRAFT LANDING LIGHT ASSEMBLY FROM THE IMPACT OF A TREE. THE EMPENNAGE WAS DAMAGED FORWARD OF THE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL STABILIZERS. THE RIGHT WING OUTBOARD OF THE FLAP WAS BROKEN OFF FROM THE IMPACT. THE REMAINDER OF THE RIGHT WING AND AILERON LAY AFT AND PARTIALLY UNDER THE RIGHT WING. AILERON CABLES AND NAVIGATION LIGHT WIRING REMAINED CONNECTED. THE RIGHT WING FUEL CELL HAD BEEN BREACHED DURING IMPACT. A FUEL SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED FROM BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING SUMPS. FUEL WAS TRANSLUCENT BLUE AND SMELLED OF NORMAL AVIATION FUEL. THE AIRCRAFT’S WINDSCREEN WAS BUSTED OUT AND PIECES WERE FOUND 45 FEET FROM THE AIRCRAFT. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT AND THE RIGHT MAIN LANDING GEAR WHEEL FAIRINGS WERE REMOVED FOR INSPECTION. BRAKE CYLINDERS DID NOT HAVE EVIDENCE OF LEAKAGE. THE BRAKE PADS HAD SUFFICIENT MATERIAL. THE AIRCRAFT LEFT CABIN DOOR WAS DISLODGED FROM HINGES AND THE EMERGENCY CABIN DOOR RELEASE PANEL WAS OPEN. FLIGHT CONTROL CONTINUITY WAS CONFIRMED FOR AILERON, RUDDER AND ELEVATOR. WHEN THE RIGHT CONTROL YOKE WAS MOVED TO THE RIGHT, RESISTANCE WAS MORE THAN NORMAL BUT WAS CONSISTENT WITH RIGHT WING BEING BROKEN OFF AT THE START OF THE AILERON. THE RIGHT CONTROL YOKE WAS BUSTED OFF AT THE WOODEN GRIP. THE RUDDER PEDAL TORQUE TUBES ON THE AIRCRAFT'S RIGHT SIDE WERE UNCONTAINED FROM THEIR MOUNTING POINT. WHEN THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL WERE RIPPED FROM FUSELAGE THE RUDDER TORQUE TUBE MOUNT WAS BROKEN OUT. THE TOE BRAKES OPERATED NORMALLY AND BUILT PRESSURE ON THE FIRST APPLICATION. THE ENGINE, PROPELLER, AND MIXTURE CONTROLS HAD MOVEMENT; THE PROPELLER CONTROL WAS DISLODGED FROM THE PANEL. THE FLAP CONTROL SWITCH WAS IN THE T/O 127 KIAS POSITION. THE SPEED BRAKE SWITCH WAS FOUND IN THE UP POSITION. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND IN THE RIGHT TANK POSITION. THE SELECTOR WAS CHECKED AND COULD BE PLACED IN AND LOCKED IN THE LEFT, RIGHT, OR OFF POSITIONS. THE RIGHT PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY WAS BROKEN IN THE UPPER LEFT SIDE FROM IMPACT WITH AN OBJECT. ## 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 CEN25LA244](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA244), Jul 8, 2025: Cessna LC41-550FG (N1229V), Lambertville, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to land at the manufacturer’s recommended approach speed, which resulted in a runway excursion, and impact with trees. 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. 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