Cessna 172 N8611B

Summary

On 29 October 2000 at about 01:50 local time, a Cessna 172 registered N8611B was involved in an accident near Carrollton, Missouri, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 October 2000 at 01:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Carrollton, Missouri, United States

Nearest airport

Carrollton Memorial Arpt (K26)

Coordinates

39.3607, -93.4897

Aircraft

Cessna 172

Registration

N8611B

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Springfield → Trenton

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI01LA031

Nobody was injured.

the misjudged touchdown point by the pilot. Factors were the runway lights not on, the dark night, and the plowed field.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

During a precautionary landing, the airplane ran off of the end of the runway, crossed a ditch, and nosed over in a corn field. The pilot said that he diverted due to deteriorating weather. At his selected alternate, he found that the runway lights were not on and he could not activate them using the aircraft radio. The pilot called 911 on his cellular phone to have the lights turned on. He said that he circled the airport for about 30 minutes before a highway patrol car arrived. He said that he circled until the ceiling had deteriorated to about 400 feet agl and then attempted to land on the unlighted runway. He said that he landed long and decided to abort the landing. The airplane nosed over in a plowed field. No notices to airmen had been issued regarding the runway lights at the accident airport. The pilot reported no mechanical difficulties in his written report.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.