# NTSB CHI01LA226: Cessna 182T, N3559E, Fowlerville, MI, July 22, 2001 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: July 22, 2001, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC) - Place: Fowlerville, MI - Coordinates: 42.660915, -84.070968 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6609&lon=-84.0710&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report November 23, 2001 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION - NTSB case key (mKey): 52815 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI01LA226 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/52815/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA226 ## 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 In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - aircraft control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - flare - misjudged, pilot in command (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - exceeded, pilot in command (contributing factor) - in-flight planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor) - go-around - delayed, pilot in command (contributing factor) - Nose over, landing - roll - terrain condition - water (contributing factor) ## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3559E), registered now, S/N 18281010 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 182T - Registry model: [Cessna 182T](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-182t) (registry code 2072703) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 18281010 - Airframe hours: 33 - Engines: 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 ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 50; injuries: none; 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 (OpenAirDocs). - [Accident 20010722021449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010722021449A), Jul 22, 2001: Fowlerville, MI, No damage. (-23) Aircraft landed 380' from the end of runway 18 at 65G. Aircraft bounced in a bean field and ended up in a pond upside down several hundred feet off the… ## Other investigations on N3559E (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 CEN13CA469](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN13CA469), Aug 5, 2013: Cessna 182T (N3559E), Mackinac Island, MI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's delayed response to abort the takeoff, which resulted in an excursion and collision with a fence. Contributing to the accident was the pilot's failure to check the pitot tube for debris… 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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