Cessna 172K N79097

Summary

On 10 July 2010 at about 17:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79097 was involved in an accident near Boyne City, Michigan, 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

10 July 2010 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Boyne City, Michigan, United States

Nearest airport

Boyne City Municipal Airport (N98)

Coordinates

45.2083, -84.9903

Aircraft

Cessna 172K

Registration

N79097

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lakes of the No → Boyne City

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN10CA405

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to attain the proper touchdown point and delayed go-around.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

Prior to arriving in the airport traffic pattern, the pilot heard that other aircraft were landing on runway 09, a 4,000-foot-long by 75-foot-wide runway, and the winds were light and variable. The pilot stated, "I landed long on runway 09." He then attempted to go-around; however, the airplane's nose wheel struck the top of the airport perimeter fence. The airplane flipped over and came to rest inverted. The pilot reported no anomalies with the airplane. According to the pilot, the accident could have been prevented if he had initiated a go-around after the airplane had over-flown the first 1/3 of the runway and had not touched down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.