# NTSB CHI80FEX36: Cessna 172M, N20095, Brownsburg, IN, September 9, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1980
- Place: Brownsburg, IN · BROWNSBURG, IN
- Location: 39.8344° N, 86.3857° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Brownsburg, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8344&lon=-86.3857&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 12, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128563
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI80FEX36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI80FEX36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2811   80/9/9    BROWNSBURG,IN       CESSNA 172M         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N20095              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 33, 380 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            132 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BROWNSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BROWNSBURG,IN               BLOOMINGTON,IN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N20095](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N20095), registered now, S/N 17261005, built 1972 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Brownsburg

## 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 19800909045779A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800909045779A), Sep 9, 1980: Cessna 172M, Brownsburg, IN, Substantial damage. Landed long on wet grass runway. Unable to stop. Ran off end into a ditch.

## Other investigations on N20095 (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 CEN24LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN24LA174), May 2, 2024: Cessna 172M (N20095), West Chicago, IL, substantial damage. Probable cause: The flight instructor’s failure to maintain control of the airplane during an encounter with wind while holding short of the runway.

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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