- Date
- May 18, 1993, 14:44 local (18:44 UTC)
- Place
- Petersburg, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7355ECessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report September 26, 1994
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930518014179A
- Case key
- 8770
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Probable cause
The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point while attempting to land on a wet grass strip, and his failure to perform a go around. The wet grass runway 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 that he 'entered ground effect' while attempting to land at a short grass airstrip. At midfield, the pilot 'realized that a go around was appropriate but I didn't have enough runway to do so, so I began my rollout and was unable to stop due to the wet grass and the limited amount of runway left.' The airplane overran the runway and impacted trees. A tailwind prevailed at the time and the grass was wet. No mechanical malfunctions were reported.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7355E
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272903
- Airframe hours
- 4,261
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Crosswind Aviation, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Crosswind Aviation, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · May 10, 1993 · 25 hours before
- Departed
- 4G4 · North Lima, OH
- Airport
- Private Airstrip, runway 18, 2,600 × 45 ft, grass/turf
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 18
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 162 total · 59 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 5 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 50° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 13,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 61 °F, dew point 43 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.00 inHg
- Observed at
- YNG, 13 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.