# NTSB CHI97LA189: Cessna 172P, N55121, Fowlerville, MI, June 28, 1997

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 28, 1997, 13:30 local (17:30 UTC)
- Place: Fowlerville, MI
- Coordinates: 42.660907, -84.070693 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.6609&lon=-84.0707&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 21, 1998
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 10614
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI97LA189
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/10614/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI97LA189

## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to either attain proper touchdown point for landing or go around while he had sufficient airspeed and runway remaining.

## Sequence of events

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

- Overrun, landing - roll
  - proper touchdown point - not attained, pilot in command (cause)
  - go-around - not performed, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

The pilot said that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with three passengers. He said that he allowed the airplane to land about 700' from the departure end of the 3,040' runway. Also, he indicated that the brakes would not stop the airplane on the remaining runway. The airplane overran the end of the runway and went into a crop field.

## Factual narrative

On June 28, 1997, at 1330 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172P, N55121, registered to Kal Aero, Inc., of Battle Creek, Michigan, and operated by a private pilot, experienced an overrun on runway 27 (3,040' x 110' dry turf), near Fowlerville, Michigan.  The airplane sustained substantial damage.  The pilot and three passengers reported no injuries.  The pilot said that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with three passengers and that the airplane touched down about 700' from the departure end of the runway and overran into a crop field.  The personal 14 CFR Part 91 flight was operating in visual meteorological conditions.  No flight plan was on file.  The flight departed Howell Michigan, at 1230.

The pilot stated that the he allowed the airplane to land long when the airplane floated.  He said he attempted to use the brakes, but they were ineffective in stopping the airplane on the runway remaining.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N55121](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N55121), registered now, S/N 17275114, built 1981 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Cessna 172P
- Registry model: [Cessna 172P](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (registry code 2072436) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17275114
- Airframe hours: 7630
- Engines: Lycoming O-320-D2J 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Kal Aero, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: AAIP, June 23, 1997, 16 hours before
- Departed: OZW, HOWELL, MI
- Destination: 65G
- Airport: 65G, Maple Grove, runway 27, 3,040 × 110 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 36; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 96 total, 22 as pilot in command, 96 in the last 90 days, 13 in the last 30 days, 1 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 180° at 5 knots

## 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 19970628018469A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19970628018469A), Jun 28, 1997: Cessna 172P, Fowlerville, MI, Substantial damage. (.4)The pilot said that this was the first time he had flown the airplane with three passengers. He said that he allowed the airplane to land about 700' from…

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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