# NTSB CHI00LA146: Cessna 172N, N5200K, Plainwell, MI, May 29, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: May 29, 2000, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC) - Place: Plainwell, MI - Coordinates: 42.440464, -85.640541 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4405&lon=-85.6405&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: Minor injuries - Injuries: 1 minor - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49300 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA146 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49300/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA146 ## Probable cause the pilot exceeded the proper touchdown point during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the fence and the ditch which the airplane contacted. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (cause) - aborted landing - not performed, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll - Fire, other ## Analysis The pilot reported, 'I descended to the runway and touched down gently, but the aircraft 'skipped' repeatedly.' The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it traveled through a fence and nosed over in a ditch. The pilot stated he saw flames after the airplane nosed over. He was able to release his seatbelt and crawl out of the wreckage. Inspection of the airport and wreckage indicated the airplane touched down in the last 1/3 of the runway length. The airplane then traveled through approximately 50' of grass prior to contacting the ditch where it nosed over and was destroyed by fire. ## Factual narrative On May 29, 2000, at 1700 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N5200K, nosed over after contacting a ditch following an overrun landing on runway 27 (2,650' x 50') at the Plainwell Municipal Airport, Plainwell, Michigan. The private pilot was not injured. The airplane was destroyed by a post impact fire. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from Charlotte, Michigan, at 1630 edt. The pilot reported, "I descended to the runway and touched down gently, but the aircraft 'skipped' repeatedly." The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it traveled through a fence and nosed over in a ditch. The pilot stated he saw flames after the airplane nosed over. He was able to release his seatbelt and crawl out of the wreckage. The accident site and wreckage were examined by an inspector from the Federal Aviation Administration Grand Rapids, Michigan, Flight Standards District Office. The inspector reported the airplane touched down in the last 1/3 of the runway length. The airplane then traveled through approximately 50' of grass prior to contacting the ditch. The inspector reported that the airplane was destroyed by a post impact fire. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N5200K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5200K-2000-10-17), registration cancelled 2000-10-17, S/N 17274008 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172N - Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17274008 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Destroyed - Fire: On-Ground - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Operator: Charlotte Aviation - Registered owner: Don S. Falik LLC - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: 07G, CHARLOTTE, MI - Destination: 61D - Airport: 61D, Plainwell Municipal, runway 27, 2,650 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 56; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 180 total, 70 in this make and model ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 100° at 7 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none - Temperature: 68 °F, dew point 54 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: AZO, 17 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 20000529037069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000529037069A), May 29, 2000: Cessna 172N, Plainwell, MI, No damage. (-23) Aircraft alnded long went off end of runway over ditch flipped over and caught fire. Flight time inlast 90 days is inspector estimate, pilot did not… From the NTSB's public API. 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