- Date
- May 28, 1991, 18:30 local (22:30 UTC)
- Place
- Cadillac, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9591VCessna 172M
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report March 10, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19910528017629A
- Case key
- 15076
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's maintaining excessive airspeed through the landing touchdown which resulted in overrunning the runway.
Sequence of events
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Analysis
The aircraft arrived at the destination airport while a thunderstorm was in progress. Winds were reported gusting to 43 knots. The pilot carried excessive airspeed to counter the turbulence on the approach. The aircraft overran the runway on landing. The aircraft exited the departure end of the runway and impacted trees.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9591V
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264393
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Nortawoods Aviation
- Departed
- TOL · Toledo, OH
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- CAD · Cadillac, runway 36, 2,005 × 150 ft, grass/turf
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Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 46
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Flight hours
- 360 total · 260 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 330° at 21 knots, gusting 43
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 1,000 ft overcast
- Temperature
- -0 °F, dew point -0 °F
- Observed at
- CAD, 1 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.
Other investigations on N9591V · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.