Cessna 172N N737CR

Summary

On 20 November 2004 at about 01:00 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N737CR was involved in an accident near Lakeville, Minnesota, 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

20 November 2004 at 01:00

Classification

Accident

Location

Lakeville, Minnesota, United States

Coordinates

44.6278, -93.2281

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N737CR

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Waterloo → Lakeville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

CHI05CA034

Nobody was injured.

The pilot misjudged his distance and speed which resulted in an overrun.. Factors were the wet runway, the grass and the berm.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The airplane sustained substantial damage on impact with a roadway berm when it exited the departure end of the runway. Dark night instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the time of the accident. An instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was on file and was activated. The pilot's accident report stated, "Left Waterloo Municipal Airport IFR [direct] Airlake Airport as filed, radar vectors [Minneapolis Approach] to ILS 29 approach LVN. Maneuvering after breaking out of overcast at about 700 [feet] through lower broken layer (500 [feet]?), ended up landing long and skidding off end of runway, swerving left to avoid runway end lights, entered grass and continued to skid until striking roadway berm."

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.