# NTSB ATL01LA006: Cessna 172K, N7396G, Indiantown, FL, October 11, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 11, 2000, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Indiantown, FL - Coordinates: 27.030029, -80.460281 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=27.0300&lon=-80.4603&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report March 2, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50467 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL01LA006 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50467/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL01LA006 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - airspeed - excessive, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - go-around - not performed, pilot in command(cfi) - distance - misjudged, pilot in command(cfi) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - grass - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7396G-2015-05-15), registration cancelled 2015-05-15, S/N 17259096, built 1970 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172K - Registry model: [Cessna 172K](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172k) (registry code 2072430) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17259096 - Airframe hours: 11100 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 19; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20001011023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001011023459A), Oct 11, 2000: Cessna 172K, Indiantown, FL, Substantial damage. (.4)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,… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.