# NTSB CEN11CA674: Cessna 172N, N9348E, Wadsworth, OH, September 22, 2011 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: September 22, 2011, 19:15 local (23:15 UTC) - Place: Wadsworth, OH - Coordinates: 41.028057, -81.797775 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0281&lon=-81.7978&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Defining event: [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 1, 2011 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB office: Central Region - Parties: FAA-CLE-FSDO - NTSB case key (mKey): 81939 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN11CA674 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/81939/pdf - NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81939 - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA674 ## Probable cause The pilot's misjudgment of his speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun. ## Findings NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause. - [Info processing/decision: decision making/judgment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520): Personnel issues › Action/decision · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 41 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 3,098 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02041520/cases.md) - [Experience/qualifications: total experience w/ equipment](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025): Personnel issues › Experience/knowledge · Pilot; cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 269 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02031025/cases.md) - [Terrain: sloped/uneven terrain](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017): Environmental issues › Physical environment · Contributed to outcome; cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 7 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 270 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/03021017/cases.md) ## Sequence of events The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened. - [Landing-landing roll: Runway excursion](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300) (defining event); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 81 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 3,643 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md) - [Landing-landing roll: Collision with terr/obj (non-CFIT) ](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470); cases with it: [Cessna 172N, 134 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2072434), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md) ## Analysis The pilot reported that the airplane bounced upon touchdown before the halfway marker on the runway. He recovered from the bounce and applied heavy braking, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot released the left brake and applied more right brake to straighten the airplane. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a ditch, separating the nose gear, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot recently transitioned to this airplane and stated that he did not realize that the airspeed indicator was in knots and not miles per hour, which resulted in a faster than normal approach speed. The pilot stated he did not check the weather prior to landing and he landed with a 3-knot quartering tailwind. ## Factual narrative The pilot reported the airplane touched down before the halfway marker on the runway, but the airplane bounced. He recovered from the bounce and applied heavy braking and the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot released the left brake and applied more right brake to straighten the airplane. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a ditch separating the nose gear resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot recently transitioned to this airplane and stated he did not realize that the airspeed indicator was in knots and not miles per hour which resulted in a faster than normal approach speed. The pilot stated he did not check the weather prior to landing which resulted in him landing with a 3 knot quartering tailwind. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N9348E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9348E-2013-09-20), registration cancelled 2013-09-20, S/N 17272233, built 1979 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17272233 - Engines: LYCOMING O-320 SERIES 150 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Skypark Inc - Registered owner: Skypark Inc - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: MFD, Mansfield, OH - Destination: 15G, Wadsworth, OH - Airport: 15G, Wadsworth Skypark, runway 21, 2,410 × 37 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 23; injuries: none; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, without waivers/limitations; seat: left; flight hours: 88 total, 4 in this make and model, 28 as pilot in command, 42 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 360° at 3 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 66 °F, dew point 55 °F - Altimeter: 30.09 inHg - Observed at: BJJ, 11 nm away ## Docket (3 files) The files NTSB released with the investigation on October 19, 2011, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=81939. 622 KB in all. - Pilot/Operator Aircraft Accident Report, NTSB Form 6120.1 (item 1, .PDF, 520 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355605&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Pilot%2FOperator%20Aircraft%20Accident%20Report,%20NTSB%20Form%206120.1-Redacted.PDF - Record of Conversation - FAA Inspector (item 2, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355606&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20FAA%20Inspector-Master.PDF - Record of Conversation - Pilot (item 3, .PDF, 51 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=40355608&FileExtension=.PDF&FileName=Record%20of%20Conversation%20-%20Pilot%20-Master.PDF From the NTSB's public API. 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