Cessna 172K N7396G

Summary

On 11 October 2000 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N7396G, operated by Dino M. Ninku, was involved in an accident near Indiantown, Florida, United States. 2 people were 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

11 October 2000 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Indiantown, Florida, United States

Nearest airport

Indiantown (X58)

Coordinates

27.0300, -80.4603

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N7396G

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Dino M. Ninku

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Fort Lauderdale → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Dusk

NTSB number

ATL01LA006

Nobody was injured.

The pilot had excessive airspeed, misjudged the landing distance, and did not perform a go-around, which resulted in a nose over. The ditch was a contributing factor.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

According to the pilot, upon landing on the dry grass/turf runway 13, despite attempts to stop, the airplane continued to roll past the runway threshold, approaching the ditch abeam the runway. Right rudder was applied unsuccessfully to avoid the ditch, and the airplane ran off of the runway into the ditch and nosed over. Examination of the wreckage revealed no faults or failures associated with the airplane's braking system. Tire marks were found near the end of the runway where the airplane had touched down. The tire marks continued off the end of the grass runway into the ditch where the airplane nosed over. No mechanical problems were discovered during the examination of the airplane.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.