# NTSB CHI00LA036: Cessna 172M, N69LM, Ava, MO, December 9, 1999 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 8, 1999, 18:45 local (Dec 9, 1999, 00:45 UTC) - Place: Ava, MO - Coordinates: 36.949886, -92.660507 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9499&lon=-92.6605&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 4 uninjured - Status: Completed, report December 4, 2000 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 47897 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA036 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/47897/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA036 ## Probable cause the improper in-flight decision made by the pilot. Factors to the accident were the charts/other manuals depicting the incorrect frequency, the dirt bank, and the rocks. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - in flight, go-around (vfr) - charts/other manuals - false/incorrect indication (contributing factor) - information, faa(other/organization) - inadequate substantiation process,insuff review, faa(organization) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - dirt bank/rising embankment (contributing factor) - terrain condition - rock(s)/boulder(s) (contributing factor) ## Analysis According to the pilot, he was unable to activate the airport and runway lighting systems using the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF), 122.9, as listed on the Kansas City Sectional Chart. The pilot reported that he continued the approach to the unlit airport area. The pilot stated that during the approach, he elected to go-around and during the go-around the right main landing gear touched-down off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that he then retarded the throttle and the airplane impacted a pile of dirt and rocks about 250 feet past the departure end of runway 13. The CTAF for the Ava-Bill Martin Memorial Airport is 122.7. The CTAF frequency was incorrectly listed in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publication database. ## Factual narrative On December 8, 1999, at 1845 central standard time, a Cessna 172M, N69LM, owned and operated by the College of the Ozarks, Point Lookout, Missouri, sustained substantial damage during an attempted go-around from runway 13 (3,634 feet by 50 feet, dry/asphalt) at the Ava-Bill Martin Memorial Airport (AOV), Ava, Missouri. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was operating under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The private rated pilot and his three passengers reported no injuries. The flight departed the M Graham Clark Airport, Point Lookout, Missouri, at 1815. According to the pilot, he was unable to activate the airport and runway lighting systems using the Common Traffic Advisory Frequency (CTAF), 122.9, as listed on the Kansas City Sectional Chart. The pilot reported that he continued the approach to the unlit airport area. The pilot stated that during the approach, he elected to go-around and during the go-around the right main landing gear touched-down, off the right side of the runway. The pilot reported that he then retarded the throttle and the airplane impacted a pile of dirt and rocks about 250 feet past the departure end of runway 13. The CTAF for the Ava-Bill Martin Memorial Airport is 122.7. The CTAF frequency was incorrectly listed in the following Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) publications: Kansas City Sectional Aeronautical Chart Airport/Facility Directory (North Central U.S.) U.S. Terminal Procedures (North Central): AOV VOR/DME RNAV or GPS RWY 31 AOV VOR-A AOV NDB RWY 31 AOV GPS RWY 13 AOV GPS RWY 31 A Notice To Airman (NOTAM) has been issued to address the incorrect listing of the CTAF and a correction has been made to the FAA publication database. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N69LM](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N69LM-2004-09-07), registration cancelled 2004-09-07, S/N 17263973, built 1974 (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: 17263973 - Airframe hours: 10861 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: College Of The Ozarks - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Utility - Last inspection: Annual, November 4, 1999, 89 hours before - Departed: PLK, POINT LOOKOUT, MO - Destination: AOV - Airport: AOV, Ava-Bill Martin Memorial, runway 13, 3,634 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 21; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 132 total, 7 in this make and model, 62 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 140° at 12 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 52 °F, dew point 46 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SGF, 38 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 19991208043929A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19991208043929A), Dec 8, 1999: Cessna 172M, Ava, MO, No damage. (-23) PIC attempted a night landing to runway 13 at avo without the runway lights activated. PIC deployed full flaps and reduced the airplanes airspeed to… From the NTSB's public API. 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