# NTSB ATL97LA076: Cessna 172M, N13375, Perry, GA, May 28, 1997 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 28, 1997, 17:25 local (21:25 UTC) - Place: Perry, GA - Coordinates: 32.459934, -83.729827 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4599&lon=-83.7298&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report May 21, 1998 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 3851 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL97LA076 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/3851/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL97LA076 ## Probable cause the pilot misjudged his distance/airspeed during the approach to land, and touched down long on the runway. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - building(nonresidential) ## Analysis The pilot had flown about one hour and was returning to the departure airport for a full stop landing. During the landing phase of the flight, the airplane touched down at the mid-field point of the 2600 foot long grass runway, bounced, 'floated,' and then touched down again. The pilot reported that the ground roll-out speed was fast, and he could not stop the airplane on the runway. The airplane rolled off the end of the runway, and collided with a ten by twenty foot utility building. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. According to aircraft performance data, the airplane would require approximately 520 feet ground roll for a normal landing and approximately 1250 feet of runway for a landing over a 50 foot obstacle. ## Factual narrative On May 28, 1997, at 1725 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13375, collided with a utility building on the departure end of runway 18, at the Middle Georgia Airpark, in Perry, Georgia. The personal flight operated under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91 with no flight plan filed. Visual weather conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The airplane sustained substantial damage, and the pilot and his passenger were not injured. The flight departed Perry, Georgia, at 1630. The pilot had flown about one hour and was returning to the departure airport for a full stop landing. During the landing phase of the flight, the airplane touched down at the mid-field point of the 2600 foot long grass runway, bounced, "floated", and then touched down again. The pilot reported that the ground roll out speed was fast, and he could not stop the airplane on the runway. According to the pilot, the airplane rolled off the end of the runway, and collided with a ten by twenty foot utility building. No mechanical problems with the airplane were reported by the pilot. According to aircraft performance data, the airplane would require approximately 520 feet ground roll for a normal landing and approximately 1250 feet of runway for a landing over a 50 foot obstacle. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N13375](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N13375-2004-04-27), registration cancelled 2004-04-27, S/N 17262711, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172M - Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 172-62711 - Airframe hours: 2130 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-A2D 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Mark Arness - Registered owner: Norman E. Lasater - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 1, 1996, 40 hours before - Departed: NONE - Airport: 68MG, Middle Georgia Airpark, runway 18, 2,600 × 100 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 33; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 350 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 70° at 10 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 2,700 ft overcast - Temperature: 64 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: MCN, 32 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 19970528012029A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970528012029A), May 28, 1997: Cessna 172M, Perry, GA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed long, ran off end of runway and struck a shed. (-23) pilot with one passenger took-off from 68GA flew @ 2 NM to Perry, GA (pxe). Pilot remained… ## Other investigations on N13375 (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 ATL03FA142](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL03FA142), Sep 18, 2003: Cessna 172M (N13375), Perry, GA, substantial damage, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot inadequate preflight inspection of the airplane, and also causal was his failure to detect water-contaminated fuel which resulted in a loss of engine power and his failure to maintain… 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. 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