- Date
- July 20, 1997, 15:00 local (19:00 UTC)
- Place
- Athens, TN
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N13428Cessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1998
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19970720018859A
- Case key
- 3880
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Probable cause
the pilot's failure to initiate a go-around. The pilot's misjudged approach was a factor.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
The pilot stated, and witnesses observed, that the airplane landed fast and long and was unable to stop or takeoff prior to leaving the end of the runway. The airplane departed the end of the runway and struck a fence.
Factual narrative
On July 20, 1997, about 1500 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172M, N13428, collided with a fence off the end of the runway during landing at the McMinn County Airport, Athens, Tennessee. The airplane was operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 CFR Part 91, and visual flight rules. Visual meteorological conditions existed, and no flight plan was filed for the local, personal flight. The pilot and three passengers were not injured, and the airplane was substantially damaged. The flight departed McMinn County Airport about 1430 on the same day.
According to the FAA Inspector on-scene the pilot stated and witnesses observed that the aircraft landed fast and long and was unable to stop prior to leaving the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N13428
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17262745
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Michael B. Guest
- Registered owner
- C&G Aircraft Sales Inc
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- MMI
- Airport
- MMI · Athens Mc Minn Co
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 41
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 77 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- KMM
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.