N9348E – CESSNA 172N – 2011-09-22 NTSB Accident Report

On September 22, 2011, a Cessna 172N (N9348E) was involved in an incident near Wadsworth, 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 misjudgment of his speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun.

The pilot reported the airplane touched down before the halfway marker on the runway, but the airplane bounced. He recovered from the bounce and applied heavy braking and the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot released the left brake and applied more right brake to straighten the airplane. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a ditch separating the nose gear resulting in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot recently transitioned to this airplane and stated he did not realize that the airspeed indicator was in knots and not miles per hour which resulted in a faster than normal approach speed. The pilot stated he did not check the weather prior to landing which resulted in him landing with a 3 knot quartering tailwind.

This incident is documented in NTSB report CEN11CA674. AviatorDB cross-references NTSB investigation data with FAA registry records to provide comprehensive safety information for aircraft N9348E.