# NTSB CHI01LA058: Cessna 172N, N6326F, Elkhart, IN, December 30, 2000 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: December 30, 2000, 11:42 local (16:42 UTC) - Place: Elkhart, IN - Coordinates: 41.72068, -85.979461 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.7207&lon=-85.9795&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 2 uninjured - Status: Completed, report September 19, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FAA-Flight Standards District Office - NTSB case key (mKey): 51085 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA058 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/51085/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA058 ## Probable cause The loss of directional control by the student pilot and the inadequate remedial action and inadequate supervision by the certified flight instructor. Factors were the snow and ice covered runway and the snowbank. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - icy (contributing factor) - directional control - not maintained, dual student (cause) - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - snow covered (contributing factor) - supervision - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (contributing factor) - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command(cfi) (cause) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - snowbank (contributing factor) ## Analysis The aircraft was performing touch and goes when it slid into a snowbank on the side of the runway. The certified flight instructor (CFI) said, "Upon landing and rollout, the aircraft slide sideways on some ice, corrections were made, but no change." The aircraft subsequently struck the snowbank at the edge of the runway. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunction in his written report. The CFI reported that the dual student was at the controls at the time of the accident. A postaccident examination of the aircraft revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. ## Factual narrative On December 30, 2000, at 1142 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6326F, piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and dual student, was substantially damaged during landing at the Elkhart Municipal Airport, Elkhart, Indiana. On landing, the aircraft slid into a snowbank on the side of runway 27 (6,500 feet by 120 feet snow covered asphalt). The CFI and student were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 and was not on a flight plan. The local flight originated at 1000. In a written statement, the CFI said, "Upon landing and rollout, the aircraft slide sideways on some ice, corrections were made, but no change." The aircraft subsequently struck the snowbank at the edge of the runway. The CFI reported no mechanical malfunctions in his written report. The CFI reported that the dual student was at the controls at the time of the accident. A postaccident examination of the aircraft, by a Federal Aviation Administration Inspector, revealed no anomalies that could be associated with a preexisting condition. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N6326F](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N6326F), registered now, S/N 17273191, built 1979 (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: 17273191 - Airframe hours: 4755 - Engines: Lycoming O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Instructional, Part 91 - Registered owner: Bumbalough Aviation LLC. - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: 100 hour, November 2, 2000, 67 hours before - Departed: EKM, Elkhart, IN - Airport: EKM, Elkhart Municipal Airport, runway 27, 6,500 × 120 ft, asphalt ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 25; injuries: none; commercial, flight instructor; airplane ratings: multi-engine land, single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 1, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; last flight review July 10, 2000; seat: right; flight hours: 450 total, 213 in this make and model, 55 in the last 90 days - Student pilot; injuries: none; seat: left; flight hours: 12 total ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 350° at 5 knots - Visibility: 2 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 3,500 ft overcast - Temperature: 21 °F - Altimeter: 29.93 inHg - Observed at: EKM ## 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 20001230040859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20001230040859A), Dec 30, 2000: Cessna 172N, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. (.4) On December 30, 2000, at 1142 eastern standard time, a Cessna 172N, N6326F, piloted by a certified flight instructor (CFI) and dual student, was… 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.