- Date
- October 11, 2000, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place
- Indiantown, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7396GCessna 172K
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 20001011023459A
- Case key
- 50467
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Probable cause
The pilot had excessive airspeed, misjudged the landing distance, and did not perform a go-around, which resulted in a nose over. The ditch was a contributing factor.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
According to the pilot, upon landing on the dry grass/turf runway 13, despite attempts to stop, the airplane continued to roll past the runway threshold, approaching the ditch abeam the runway. Right rudder was applied unsuccessfully to avoid the ditch, and the airplane ran off of the runway into the ditch and nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed no faults or failures associated with the airplane's braking system. Tire marks were found near the end of the runway where the airplane had touched down. The tire marks continued off the end of the grass runway into the ditch where the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the airplane.
Factual narrative
On October 11, 2000, at 1915 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172K, N7396G, collided with a ditch beyond the runway threshold after landing at the Indiantown Airport in Indiantown, Florida. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The certified flight instructor and dual student were not injured and the airplane sustained substantial damage. The flight originated from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, at 1815.
According to the pilot, upon landing on the dry grass/turf runway 13, despite attempts to stop, the airplane continued to roll past the runway threshold, approaching a ditch abeam the runway. Right rudder was applied unsuccessfully to avoid the ditch, and the airplane ran off the end of the runway into the ditch and nosed over. Weather in the area at the time of the accident was reported to be winds from 040 at 14 knots, gusting to 19.
Examination of the wreckage revealed no faults or failures associated with the airplane's braking system. Tire marks were found near the end of the runway where the airplane had touched down. The tire marks continued off the end of the grass runway into the ditch where the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the airplane.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7396G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172K
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17259096
- Airframe hours
- 11,100
- Engine
- Lycoming 0320-E2D, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional · Part 91
- Operator
- Dino M. Ninku
- Registered owner
- Gulfstream Int. Airlines Train
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 30, 2000 · 95 hours before
- Departed
- FXE · Fort Lauderdale, FL
- Destination
- X58
- Airport
- X58 · Indiantown, runway 13, 6,300 × 250 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 19
- Certificates
- Commercial, Flight instructor
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 396 total · 360 in this make and model · 354 as pilot in command · 196 in the last 90 days · 83 in the last 30 days · 5 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Dusk
- Wind
- 40° at 14 knots, gusting 19
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 7,000 ft broken
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 64 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KPB, 34 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.