Cessna 172N N5200K

Summary

On 29 May 2000 at about 21:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N5200K, operated by Charlotte Aviation, was involved in an accident near Plainwell, Michigan, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

29 May 2000 at 21:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Plainwell, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Plainwell Municipal (61D)

Coordinates

42.4405, -85.6405

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N5200K

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Charlotte Aviation

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Charlotte → Unknown

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI00LA146

1 person had minor injuries.

the pilot exceeded the proper touchdown point during the landing. Factors associated with the accident were the fence and the ditch which the airplane contacted.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported, 'I descended to the runway and touched down gently, but the aircraft 'skipped' repeatedly.' The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it traveled through a fence and nosed over in a ditch. The pilot stated he saw flames after the airplane nosed over. He was able to release his seatbelt and crawl out of the wreckage. Inspection of the airport and wreckage indicated the airplane touched down in the last 1/3 of the runway length. The airplane then traveled through approximately 50' of grass prior to contacting the ditch where it nosed over and was destroyed by fire.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.