# NTSB CHI05CA034: Cessna 172N, N737CR, Lakeville, MN, November 20, 2004 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Data collection · Final report - Date: November 19, 2004, 19:00 local (Nov 20, 2004, 01:00 UTC) - Place: Lakeville, MN - Coordinates: 44.627777, -93.228057 - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.6278&lon=-93.2281&mi=10 - Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping) - Highest injury: No injuries - Injuries: 1 uninjured - Status: Completed, report June 28, 2006 - Report: Approved by Office Director - Parties: Federal Aviation Administration - NTSB case key (mKey): 60757 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI05CA034 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60757/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI05CA034 ## Probable cause The pilot misjudged his distance and speed which resulted in an overrun.. Factors were the wet runway, the grass and the berm. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - light condition - dark night - proper glidepath - not maintained, pilot in command (cause) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause) - distance/speed - misjudged, pilot in command (cause) - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor) - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - berm (contributing factor) - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) ## Analysis The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a roadway berm when it exited the departure end of the runway. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file and was activated. The pilot's accident report stated, "Left Waterloo Municipal Airport IFR [direct] Airlake Airport as filed, radar vectors [Minneapolis Approach] to ILS 29 approach LVN. Maneuvering after breaking out of overcast at about 700 [feet] through lower broken layer (500 [feet]?), ended up landing long and skidding off end of runway, swerving left to avoid runway end lights, entered grass and continued to skid until striking roadway berm." ## Factual narrative On November 19, 2004, about 1900 central standard time, a Cessna 172N, N737CR, piloted by a commercial pilot, sustained substantial damage on impact with a roadway berm when it exited the departure end of runway 30 (4,098 feet by 75 feet, wet asphalt) at Airlake Airport (LVN), near Lakeville, Minnesota. The business flight was operating under 14 CFR Part 91. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file and was activated. The pilot reported no injuries. The flight originated from the Waterloo Municipal Airport (ALO), near Waterloo, Iowa, about 1730. The pilot's accident report stated: Left ALO IFR [direct] LVN as filed, radar vectors [Minneapolis Approach] to ILS 29 approach LVN. Maneuvering after breaking out of overcast at about 700 [feet] through lower broken layer (500 [feet]?), ended up landing long and skidding off end of runway, swerving left to avoid runway end lights, entered grass and continued to skid until striking roadway berm. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N737CR](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N737CR-2013-09-30), registration cancelled 2013-09-30, S/N 17269318, built 1977 (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: 17269318 - Airframe hours: 4058 - Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Kurt Roy - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Last inspection: Annual, December 10, 2003, 231 hours before - Departed: ALO, WATERLOO, IA - Destination: LVN, Lakeville, MN - Flight plan: IFR ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 48; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; instrument ratings: airplane; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 807 total, 542 in this make and model, 708 as pilot in command, 65 in the last 90 days, 18 in the last 30 days, 4 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Instrument (IMC), Night/dark - Wind: 70° at 7 knots - Visibility: 4 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: 800 ft overcast - Temperature: 43 °F, dew point 41 °F - Altimeter: 29.80 inHg - Observed at: MSP ## 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 20041119032189A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20041119032189A), Nov 19, 2004: Cessna 172N, Lakeville, MN, Substantial damage. (-23) The pilot [privacy data omitted] flew the ILS approach into klvn under IFR conditions on the evening of November 19, 2004. He was flying N737CR a Cessna… 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.