# NTSB CHI00LA172: Cessna 172N, N3416E, Canton, MI, June 26, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: June 26, 2000, 18:20 local (22:20 UTC) - Place: Canton, MI - Coordinates: 42.329341, -83.480766 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3293&lon=-83.4808&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report July 17, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 49530 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI00LA172 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/49530/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI00LA172 ## Probable cause the CFI delayed initiating a go-around during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the student pilot's inadequate handling of the airplane, the crosswind condition, and the soft terrain on which the airplane touched down. ## 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) - short field landing/procedure - attempted, dual student - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor) - aircraft handling - inadequate, dual student (contributing factor) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - In flight collision with terrain/water, descent - uncontrolled - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor) - Nose over, other ## Analysis The CFI and student were practicing landings when the accident occurred. The CFI stated the student flying and the airplane began to float during the landing. The student then over corrected for the crosswind and once advised of this, the student took out some of the correction. The airplane then began to balloon so the CFI added power and the student corrected for the ballooning. The CFI stated the student then stopped correcting for the crosswind and the airplane was pushed to the left side of the runway. The CFI instructed the student to go around and the student hesitated. The CFI stated he took control of the airplane, added full power, and reduced the flap setting to 20 degrees. He stated, 'I could not get the airspeed fast enough to obtain lift and we settle[d] to the ground in the grass on the left side of the runway.' The airplane contacted soft terrain and nosed over. ## Factual narrative On June 26, 2000, at 1820 eastern daylight time (edt), a Cessna 172N, N3416E, operated by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and a student pilot, nosed over during an attempted go-around at the Mettetal Airport, Canton, Michigan. The landing and go-around were being made on runway 18 (2,305 feet by x 75 feet). Neither pilot was injured. The airplane was substantially damaged. The 14 CFR Part 91 local training flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions without a flight plan. The flight originated from the Mettetal Airport at 1810 edt. The CFI stated the purpose of the flight was to practice landings and the accident occurred on the third one which was to have been a short field landing. The CFI stated the student was making the landing and when they reached the runway, the airplane began to float. He stated the student over corrected for the crosswind and once advised of this, the student took out some of the correction. He stated the airplane then began to balloon so he (CFI) added a little power and the student corrected for the ballooning. He stated the student then stopped correcting for the crosswind and the airplane was pushed to the left side of the runway. The CFI instructed the student to go around and the student hesitated. The CFI stated he took control of the airplane, added full power, and reduced the flap setting to 20 degrees. He stated, "I could not get the airspeed fast enough to obtain lift and we settle[d] to the ground in the grass on the left side of the runway." The CFI stated that it had been raining for the previous 4 or 5 days and the terrain was wet. He stated the nose gear sank into the soft terrain and the airplane nosed over. The student pilot reported, "...to the best of my knowledge we attempted a go-around and the plane did not produce enough lift. Crosswinds pushed the plane off the runway slightly and after my instructor set the plane down softly the wet muddy ground caused the nosewheel to dig in and tumble." ## Aircraft - Registration: [N3416E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3416E-2016-11-04), registration cancelled 2016-11-04, S/N 17271537, built 1978 (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: 17271537 - Airframe hours: 2860 - Engines: Lycoming O-320 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kitze Aviation - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, June 12, 2000, 27 hours before - Departed: 1D2 - Airport: 1D2, Mettetal, runway 18, 2,305 × 75 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 26; flight instructor, commercial; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: right; flight hours: 837 total, 456 in this make and model, 728 as pilot in command, 263 in the last 90 days, 71 in the last 30 days, 5 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 250° at 9 knots - Visibility: 9 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 4,500 ft broken - Temperature: 77 °F, dew point 70 °F - Altimeter: 29.00 inHg - Observed at: YIP, 9 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 20000626036849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20000626036849A), Jun 26, 2000: Cessna 172N, Plymouth, MI, No damage. (-23) At 1800 local on 26 June 2000, the CFI and his student began a lesson to practice short field takeoff and landings at the Plymouth Mettetal Canton… 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. --- OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.