# NTSB CHI85LA236: Cessna 172, N5267R, Jenison, MI, June 18, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 17, 1985, 20:00 local (Jun 18, 1985, 00:00 UTC)
- Place: Jenison, MI
- Coordinates: 42.900386, -85.82077 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9004&lon=-85.8208&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13096
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA236
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13096/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA236

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - rudder - improper use of, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - proper alignment - not maintained, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT LEVELED THE WINGS DURING THE LANDING FLARE IN A X-WIND BUT FAILED TO REMOVE RUDDER INPUT. THE ACFT DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT OF THE RWY AND TOUCHED DOWN IN A GRASS AREA WHERE IT CONTACTED A GULLY AND NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5267R](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5267R-1997-08-28), registration cancelled 1997-08-28, S/N 17263481 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17263481
- Airframe hours: 2336
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: John Braum
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Departed: MKG, MUSKEGON, MI
- Airport: 08C, Riverview, runway 32, 3,010 × 46 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 54; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: left; flight hours: 214 total, 140 in this make and model, 96 as pilot in command, 9 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 240° at 10 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 72 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: GRR, 25 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 19850617028569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850617028569A), Jun 17, 1985: Cessna 172M, Jenison, MI, Substantial damage. Drifted during crosswind flare and touched down beside runway. Nosed over approaching a gully.

## Other investigations on N5267R (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 IAD97LA084](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD97LA084), Jun 7, 1997: Cessna 172M (N5267R), Put-In-Bay, OH, destroyed. Probable cause: Pilot in command failed to maintain control of the airplane. Factors to the accident where high wind conditions with a strong crosswind component and the pilot's inadvertent failure to raise the…

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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