# NTSB CEN25LA244: Cessna LC41-550FG, N1229V, Lambertville, MI, July 8, 2025

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Class 4 · Limited · Final report
- Date: July 8, 2025, 18:54 local (22:54 UTC)
- Place: Lambertville, MI
- Coordinates: 41.735875, -83.655764
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7359&lon=-83.6558&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: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- Investigation class: Class 4 - Basic report with no Prelim publish
- NTSB office: Central Region
- Parties: FAA
- NTSB case key (mKey): 200498
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN25LA244
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/200498/pdf
- NTSB docket: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200498
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN25LA244

## Probable cause

The pilot’s failure to land at the manufacturer’s recommended approach speed, which resulted in a runway excursion, and impact with trees.

## Findings

NTSB's coded findings; those marked are part of the probable cause.

- [Performance/control parameters: airspeed](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010): Aircraft › Aircraft oper/perf/capability · Not attained/maintained (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md?model=2073320), [All aircraft, 1,681 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/01062010/cases.md)
- [Use of equip/info](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000): Personnel issues › Task performance · Pilot (probable cause); cases with it: [Cessna LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/cases.md?model=2073320), [All aircraft, 111 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-findings/02063000/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 LC41-550FG, 1 case](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/300/sequence.md?model=2073320), [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 LC41-550FG, 3 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md?model=2073320), [All aircraft, 10,189 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/470/sequence.md)

## Analysis

The pilot reported that he aligned the airplane on final approach, lowered the flaps, pitched for an airspeed of 85 kts, and then landed the airplane at the runway threshold. He stated that during the landing roll, he applied brakes, but the brakes failed. The airplane exited the end of the runway and impacted trees which resulted in substantial damage to the wings, fuselage, and empennage. According to the airplane manufacturer’s normal landing checklist, the indicated airspeed on final approach should be between 85 to 90 knots (kts). A review of ADS-B data and data from the airplane’s onboard electronic flight instrument system showed that when the airplane crossed the runway’s displaced threshold, the indicated airspeed was 111 kts with a groundspeed of 115 kts. The airplane did not reach 85 to 90 kts indicated airspeed until it was more than halfway down the runway. A postaccident examination of the brakes revealed that the brakes operated properly. The left and right main wheels firmly locked when the brake master cylinder was compressed on both the pilot and copilot side. There were no mechanical anomalies with the airplane that would have precluded normal operations.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1229V](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1229V), registered now, S/N 411110, built 2008 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO LC41-550FG
- Registry model: [Cessna LC41-550FG](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-lc41-550fg) (registry code 2073320) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-550-C](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-550-c) (registry code 17246, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 411110
- Year built: 2008
- Airframe hours: 1155
- Engines: Continental TSIO-550-C11 550 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Rubin Leasing LLC
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, May 13, 2025
- Departed: DUH, Lambertville, MI
- Airport: DUH, Toledo Suburban Airport, runway 27, 4,807 × 50 ft, asphalt
- Equipment: Stall warning system, Satellite tracking device, Onboard weather, Electronic primary flight display, ADS-B, Angle of attack indicator, Electronic multifunction display, Auto-pilot

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 68; injuries: minor; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: basicmed, without waivers/limitations; last flight review November 27, 2024; seat: left; flight hours: 1,200 total, 543 in this make and model

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 82 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.01 inHg
- Observed at: KDUH
- METAR: KDUH 082255Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT048 28/19 A3001

## 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 20250708010389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20250708010389A), Jul 8, 2025: Cessna Aircraft Co LC41-550FG, Ottawa Lake, MI, Substantial damage. Aircraft touched down just past the landing runway numbers with an excessive amount of speed. No skid marks present on runway. Skid marks were present in the…

## Docket (7 files)

The files NTSB released with the investigation on September 18, 2025, on NTSB's docket system: https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket?ProjectID=200498. 15.3 MB in all.

- Pilot/operator aircraft accident report, NTSB form 6120.1 (item 1, PDF, 10 pages, 1.7 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19178433&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=6120_Redacted-Rel.pdf
- Photos (item 2, PDF, 6 pages, 3.0 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19180241&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=photo%20array-Rel.pdf
- POH excerpt (item 3, PDF, 1 page, 73 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19173243&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=landing%20checklist-Rel.pdf
- G1000 data (item 4, PDF, 3 pages, 710 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19245132&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=Garmin%20Data-Rel.pdf
- ADS-B data (item 5, XLSX, 9.4 MB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19180402&FileExtension=xlsx&FileName=20250708_A05EC7_593357557_ADSB-Rel.xlsx
- Google earth kmz file (item 6, KMZ, 274 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19180497&FileExtension=kmz&FileName=20250708_A05EC7_593357557-Rel.kmz
- Memorandum for record a�� FAA (item 7, PDF, 1 page, 62 KB): https://data.ntsb.gov/Docket/Document/docBLOB?ID=19244934&FileExtension=pdf&FileName=MOR-FAA-Rel.pdf

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.

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