Summary
On April 17, 2005, a Cessna 172N (N1086F) was involved in an incident near Wellington, OH. All 2 people aboard were uninjured. The aircraft sustained substantial damage.
The National Transportation Safety Board determined the probable cause of this incident to be: The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to initiate a go-around, which resulted in an overrun during landing. A factor in the accident was the tail wind.
On April 17, 2005, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N1086F, was substantially damaged while landing at Reader-Botsford Airport (67D), Wellington, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Medina Municipal Airport (1G5), Medina, Ohio. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 18, a 2,850-foot-long, 100-foot wide, turf runway. He attempted to touchdown near a hangar; however, the airplane floated. The airplane then touched down about 400 feet from the end of the runway.
This incident is documented in NTSB report NYC05CA073. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N1086F.
Accident Details
Probable Cause and Findings
The pilot's failure to obtain the proper touchdown point, and his failure to initiate a go-around, which resulted in an overrun during landing. A factor in the accident was the tail wind.
Aircraft Information
Registered Owner (Current)
Analysis
On April 17, 2005, about 1215 eastern daylight time, a Cessna 172N, N1086F, was substantially damaged while landing at Reader-Botsford Airport (67D), Wellington, Ohio. The certificated private pilot and passenger were not injured. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed for the flight that departed Medina Municipal Airport (1G5), Medina, Ohio. No flight plan was filed for the personal flight conducted under 14 CFR Part 91.
The pilot stated that he was landing on runway 18, a 2,850-foot-long, 100-foot wide, turf runway. He attempted to touchdown near a hangar; however, the airplane floated. The airplane then touched down about 400 feet from the end of the runway. The airplane overran the runway, traveled into a wet field, and came to rest inverted.
The pilot reported that at the time of the accident, the wind was varying between southwest and northwest, at 10 knots. The reported wind at an airport located approximately 10 miles north of the accident site, at 1153, was from 340 degrees at 8 knots.
Data Source
Data provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). For more information on this event, visit the NTSB Records Search website. NTSB# NYC05CA073