# NTSB CHI01LA031: Cessna 172, N8611B, Carrollton, MO, October 29, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: October 28, 2000, 20:50 local (Oct 29, 2000, 01:50 UTC) - Place: Carrollton, MO - Coordinates: 39.360664, -93.489677 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3607&lon=-93.4897&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 50587 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA031 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/50587/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA031 ## Probable cause the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. Factors were the runway lights not on, the dark night, and the plowed field. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - airport facilities,runway edge lights - not operating (contributing factor) - precautionary landing - attempted, pilot in command - light condition - dark night (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - terrain condition - plowed/furrowed (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing ## Analysis During a precautionary landing, the airplane ran off of the end of the runway, crossed a ditch, and nosed over in a corn field. The pilot said that he diverted due to deteriorating weather. At his selected alternate, he found that the runway lights were not on and he could not activate them using the aircraft radio. The pilot called 911 on his cellular phone to have the lights turned on. He said that he circled the airport for about 30 minutes before a highway patrol car arrived. He said that he circled until the ceiling had deteriorated to about 400 feet agl and then attempted to land on the unlighted runway. He said that he landed long and decided to abort the landing. The airplane nosed over in a plowed field. No notices to airmen had been issued regarding the runway lights at the accident airport. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties in his written report. ## Factual narrative On October 28, 2000, at 2050 central daylight time, a Cessna 172, N8611B, piloted by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage when it ran off of the end of runway 36 (2,600 feet by 50 feet asphalt), crossed a ditch, and nosed over in a corn field, during a precautionary landing at the Carrollton Memorial Airport (K26), Carrollton, Missouri. According to the pilot, the weather en route was deteriorating and he elected to divert to K26. The 14 CFR Part 91 personal flight was not on a flight plan. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The pilot, who was the sole occupant, reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Springfield-Branson Regional Airport, Springfield, Missouri, at about 1915 and was en route to the Trenton Municipal Airport, Trenton, Missouri. In a written statement, the pilot said, "Just north of Carrollton, the ceiling began to deteriorate and I dropped down in altitude as I progressed for several minutes north. When I had reached 1800 feet (ASL) I decided that I was not going to be able to continue. I made a 180-degree turn back south to the Carrollton airport. I flew over the airport and observed all the lights were on except the runway lights. I tried to trigger the lights with my radio but to no avail...." The pilot said that he called 911 on his cellular phone to have the lights turned on. He said that he circled the airport for about 30 minutes before a highway patrol car arrived. He said that he circled until the ceiling had deteriorated to about 400 feet agl and then attempted to land on the unlighted runway. He said, "My touchdown was a little long and I did not think that I would get stopped before the end of the runway. I chose to do a go around and applied power. The plane did not attain sufficient speed to lift off more than a few inches and although I cleared the drainage ditch at the end of the runway, the plane settled back down in the plowed field beyond...." The Carrollton Fire Chief said, in a telephone conversation, that he was at the airport at the time of the accident and that the runway lights were not on. No notices to airmen had been issued regarding the runway lights at the accident airport. A weather report for the Kansas City Downtown Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, located about 52 nautical miles and 257 degrees magnetic from the accident airport, listed the sky condition, at 2054 cdt, as clear with mist. A weather report for the Whiteman Air Force Base, located about 35 nautical miles and 183 degrees magnetic from the accident airport, listed the sky condition, at 2055 cdt, as few clouds at 10,000 feet and broken clouds at 25,000 feet. A weather report for the Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, Missouri, located about 70 nautical miles and 292 degrees magnetic from the accident airport, listed the sky condition, at 2053 cdt, as broken clouds at 1,300 feet and haze. A weather report for the Kirksville Regional Airport, Kirksville, Missouri, located about 64 nautical miles and 43 degrees magnetic from the accident airport, listed the sky condition, at 2055 cdt, as few clouds at 1,700. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties in his written report. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8611B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8611B), registered now, S/N 36311 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 172 - Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 36311 - Engines: Continental O-300 145 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Genevieve M. Den Hartog - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Departed: SGF, SPRINGFIELD, MO - Destination: TRX, TRENTON, MO - Airport: K26, Carrollton Memorial Arpt, runway 36, 2,600 × 50 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 53; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 4,000 total, 3,500 in this make and model, 4,000 as pilot in command, 20 in the last 90 days, 10 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark - Wind: 80° at 13 knots - Visibility: 7 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 25,000 ft broken - Temperature: 138 °F, dew point 129 °F - Altimeter: 30.00 inHg - Observed at: SZL, 35 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 20001028041129A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001028041129A), Oct 28, 2000: Cessna 172, Carrollton, MO, No damage. (-23)Pilot was conducting a night VFR flight from springfield-branson regional airport (sgf), springfield, Missouri, to his home base at trenton municipal… ## Other investigations on N8611B (1) 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. - [NTSB 3AK68D0148](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/3AK68D0148), Oct 4, 1967: Cessna 172 (N8611B), Firebaugh, CA, substantial damage 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. 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