# NTSB CHI96LA338: Cessna 175, N8217T, Dexter, IA, August 24, 1996 - Type: NTSB accident investigation - Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report - Date: August 24, 1996, 15:00 local (20:00 UTC) - Place: Dexter, IA - Coordinates: 41.509685, -94.220626 (estimated) - Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.5097&lon=-94.2206&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 23, 1996 - Report: Approved by Office Director - NTSB case key (mKey): 10390 - NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI96LA338 - NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10390/pdf - Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI96LA338 ## Probable cause the pilot's inadequate short field landing procedure/technique. The tailwind and grass runway were related factors. ## Sequence of events In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf). - Overrun, landing - roll - terrain condition - grass (contributing factor) - short field landing/procedure - inadequate, pilot in command (cause) - weather condition - tailwind (contributing factor) - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command - On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll - object - fence - On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll - terrain condition - ditch ## Analysis The pilot reported that he was south of the private airstrip, and had lined up the airplane for a straight in landing to the north on the 1800 foot grass runway. Also, he reported that the there was a tailwind of approximately 5 knots during landing. When he applied the brakes on the grass runway, the tires began to skid. The airplane went off the end of the runway, through a fence, and impacted a ditch. The aircraft operating handbook data indicated that the airplane's landing performance was adequate for the landing runway, and the local conditions. ## Factual narrative On August 24, 1996, at 1500 central daylight time (cdt), a Cessna 175, N8217T, was substantially damaged during landing. The airplane collided with a fence, and a ditch at the end of the approximately 1,800 foot long private grass runway, near Dexter, Iowa. The pilot and passenger were uninjured in the accident. The 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions, and no flight plan had been filed. The pilot reported on NTSB Form 6120.1/2 that this was a local photographic flight. The pilot reported that the takeoff was made to the south. For landing the pilot reported that he was south of the private airstrip, and lined up the airplane for a straight in landing to the north. A tailwind was reported by the pilot of approximately 5 knots during landing. During landing roll the pilot reported that when he applied the brakes on the grass runway the tires began to skid. The pilot reported that the airplane went past the end of the runway, hitting the fence and ditch. The local elevation around Dexter, Iowa, is approximately 1,300 feet above mean sea level. The Cessna pilot manual lists the landing ground roll distance for a Cessna 175, at 2,500 feet elevation, at 2,350 pounds, with 40 degrees of flaps, on a hard surface runway, at 50 degrees fahrenheit, as 620 feet. The total landing distance over a 50 foot obstacle with all of the above conditions, is listed at 1,220 feet. The airplane's nose strut was broken off, the firewall, propeller and cowling were bent. ## Aircraft - Registration: [N8217T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8217T-2013-08-16), registration cancelled 2013-08-16, S/N 17556917, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs) - Reported make and model: Cessna 175 - Registry model: [Cessna 175B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175b) (registry code 2072506) (OpenAirDocs) - Registry engine: [Continental GO-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-go-300-series) (registry code 17024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs) - Category: Airplane - Serial number: 17556917 - Engines: Continental GO-300-D 175 horsepower reciprocating - Damage: Substantial damage - Flight: Personal, Part 91 - Registered owner: Leon Thompson - Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal - Airport: Private Strip, runway 36, 1,800 × 75 ft, grass/turf ## Flight crew As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names. - Pilot; age 77; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; seat: left; flight hours: 1,460 total, 10 in the last 90 days, 5 in the last 30 days, 2 in the last 24 hours ## Weather - Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day - Wind: 180° at 5 knots - Visibility: 10 statute miles - Lowest ceiling: none ## 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 19960824028449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960824028449A), Aug 24, 1996: Cessna 175B, Dexter, IA, Substantial damage. Aircraft landed downwind on a private grass strip and ran through a fence and into a ditch. ## Other investigations on N8217T (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 ANC70DAA09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC70DAA09), May 11, 1970: Cessna 175B (N8217T), Rampart, AK, substantial damage 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.