- Date
- July 22, 2001, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
- Place
- Fowlerville, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3559ECessna 182T
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 23, 2001
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- Parties
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
- FAA report
- 20010722021449A
- Case key
- 52815
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Probable cause
The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors relating to this accident were the misjudged flare, the exceeded proper touchdown point, the delayed go-around, the student pilot's improper in-flight decisions, and the pond.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The student pilot said, "[I] started to flare at 60-65 [knots], but the flare lasted longer than normal. Once I landed, I pulled full or hard brakes, but [the airplane] continued to slide." The student pilot said he slid over a road at the end of the runway and became airborne. The student pilot said he applied full power, but decided he would not be able to climb over the trees ahead of him. The student pilot said he pulled the power off and landed just before a pond. The airplane slid into the pond and nosed over. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.
Factual narrative
On July 22, 2001, at 1630 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 182T, N3559E, operated by a student pilot, sustained substantial damage when it overran runway 18 (2,000 feet by 113 feet, dry grass/turf) at the Maple Grove Airport (65G), Fowlerville, Michigan, went through a bean field, and into a pond where the airplane flipped over. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. The personal flight was being conducted under the provisions of 14 CFR Part 91 without a flight plan. The student pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated at Howell, Michigan, at 1600.
In his written statement, the student pilot said, "[I] started to flare at 60-65 [knots], but the flare lasted longer than normal. Once I landed, I pulled full or hard brakes, but [the airplane] continued to slide." The student pilot said he slid over a road at the end of the runway and became airborne. "[On] the other side of the road was a slight hill. I tried full power, but did not get enough lift and saw that I would not clear [the] trees. So I pulled all power off and landed just before a pond which I slide into and rolled over onto the wings."
A Federal Aviation Administration inspector examined the airplane at the Maple Grove Airport. The airplane's nose gear was bent aft. The lower firewall was bent aft. All three propeller blades were bent aft. The outboard 5 feet of the right wing was bent aft. The leading edge of the outboard 2 feet of the left wing was crushed inward. The aft fuselage showed numerous skin wrinkles. Flight control continuity was confirmed. An examination of the engine, engine controls and other airplane systems revealed no anomalies.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3559E
- Reported as
- Cessna 182T
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 18281010
- Airframe hours
- 33
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-AB1A5, 239 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- William Frank Degrow
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- AAIP · June 25, 2001 · 33 hours before
- Departed
- OZW · Howell, MI
- Destination
- 65G · Fowlerville, MI
- Airport
- 65G · Maple Grove Airport, runway 18, 2,000 × 113 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 50
- Injuries
- None
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 89 total · 30 in this make and model · 27 as pilot in command · 61 in the last 90 days · 30 in the last 30 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 240° at 3 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 75 °F, dew point 68 °F
- Altimeter
- 29.88 inHg
- Observed at
- OZW, 6 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.
Other investigations on N3559E · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.