# NTSB CHI07CA134: Cessna 172I, N8469L, Shelby, OH, May 9, 2007

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Data collection · Final report
- Date: May 9, 2007, 09:32 local (13:32 UTC)
- Place: Shelby, OH
- Coordinates: 40.876945, -82.706947
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8769&lon=-82.7069&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 27, 2007
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 65838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI07CA134
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/65838/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI07CA134

## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to properly achieve the correct touch down point which resulted in a runway over run and subsequent nose over into a ditch. Other factors were the pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind and the ditch.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor)
  - proper touchdown point - not obtained, pilot in command (cause)
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

The airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the end of the runway after landing, crossed a road, and nosed over into a ditch. The pilot reported that he landed approximately half way down runway 36 (3,174 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). He stated that he did not have sufficient runway length left to stop the aircraft, and it over ran the runway. Wind conditions reported at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, 9 nautical miles to the east, near the time of the accident were 210 degrees at 13 knots. No mechanical problems were reported for this airplane during the flight.

## Factual narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the end of the runway after landing, crossed a road, and nosed over into a ditch. The pilot reported that he landed approximately half way down runway 36 (3,174 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). He stated that he did not have sufficient runway length left to stop the aircraft, and it over ran the runway. Wind conditions reported at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, 9 nautical miles to the east, near the time of the accident were 210 degrees at 13 knots. No mechanical problems were reported for this airplane during the flight.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8469L](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N8469L), registered now, S/N 17256669, built 1968 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172I
- Registry model: [Cessna 172I](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (registry code 2072426) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17256669
- Airframe hours: 2162.4
- Engines: Lycoming O-360-A4M 180 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, November 1, 2006
- Departed: 8G6, CADIZ, OH
- Destination: 12G, SHELBY, OH
- Airport: 12G, Shelby Community, runway 36, 3,174 × 50 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 77; injuries: none; commercial; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, with waivers/limitations; last flight review November 1, 2005; seat: left; flight hours: 1,019 total, 705 in this make and model, 750 as pilot in command, 8 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 210° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 73 °F, dew point 39 °F
- Altimeter: 30.04 inHg
- Observed at: KMFD, 9 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 20070509016759A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20070509016759A), May 9, 2007: Cessna 172I, Shelby, OH, Substantial damage. (-23) Pilot statement landed 1/2 way down the runway and could not stop. The airplane departed the runway, continued through the overrun, crossed state route…

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.

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