Cessna 172I N8469L

Summary

On 9 May 2007 at about 13:32 local time, a Cessna 172I registered N8469L was involved in an accident near Shelby, Ohio, United States. 2 people were on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

9 May 2007 at 13:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Shelby, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Shelby Community (12G)

Coordinates

40.8769, -82.7069

Aircraft

Cessna 172I

Registration

N8469L

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Cadiz → Shelby

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CHI07CA134

1 person had minor injuries.

The pilot's failure to properly achieve the correct touch down point which resulted in a runway over run and subsequent nose over into a ditch. Other factors were the pilot's improper decision to land with a tailwind and the ditch.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane was substantially damaged when it departed the end of the runway after landing, crossed a road, and nosed over into a ditch. The pilot reported that he landed approximately half way down runway 36 (3,174 feet by 50 feet, asphalt). He stated that he did not have sufficient runway length left to stop the aircraft, and it over ran the runway. Wind conditions reported at Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport, 9 nautical miles to the east, near the time of the accident were 210 degrees at 13 knots. No mechanical problems were reported for this airplane during the flight.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.