Cessna 172N N9348E

Summary

On 22 September 2011 at about 23:15 local time, a Cessna 172N registered N9348E, operated by Skypark Inc, was involved in an accident near Wadsworth, Ohio, 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

22 September 2011 at 23:15

Classification

Accident

Location

Wadsworth, Ohio, United States

Nearest airport

Wadsworth Skypark (15G)

Coordinates

41.0281, -81.7978

Aircraft

Cessna 172N

Registration

N9348E

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Skypark Inc

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Mansfield → Wadsworth

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

CEN11CA674

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's misjudgment of his speed and distance, which resulted in an overrun.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported that the airplane bounced upon touchdown before the halfway marker on the runway. He recovered from the bounce and applied heavy braking, and the airplane began to veer to the left. The pilot released the left brake and applied more right brake to straighten the airplane. The airplane continued off the end of the runway where it contacted a ditch, separating the nose gear, which resulted in substantial damage to the firewall. The pilot recently transitioned to this airplane and stated that he did not realize that the airspeed indicator was in knots and not miles per hour, which resulted in a faster than normal approach speed. The pilot stated he did not check the weather prior to landing and he landed with a 3-knot quartering tailwind.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.