Maple Grove Airport
Aircraft Accident/Incident Report

Fowlerville, Michigan 48836
Sunday, July 22, 2001 16:30 EDT

NTSB Narrative Summary Released at Completion of Accident

The student pilot said, "[I] started to flare at 60-65 [knots], but the flare lasted longer than normal. Once I landed, I pulled full or hard brakes, but [the airplane] continued to slide." The student pilot said he slid over a road at the end of the runway and became airborne. The student pilot said he applied full power, but decided he would not be able to climb over the trees ahead of him. The student pilot said he pulled the power off and landed just before a pond. The airplane slid into the pond and nosed over. An examination of the airplane revealed no anomalies.

NTSB Probable Cause Narrative

The student pilot's failure to maintain aircraft control during landing. Factors relating to this accident were the misjudged flare, the exceeded proper touchdown point, the delayed go-around, the student pilot's improper in-flight decisions, and the pond.

Event Information

Type of Event Accident
Event Date 7/22/2001
Event Day of the Week Sunday
Time of Event 1630
Event Time Zone Eastern Daylight Time
Event City FOWLERVILLE
Event State MICHIGAN
Event Country --
Zipcode of the event site 48836
Event Date Year 2001
Event Date Month 7
MidAir Collision Indicator No
On Ground Collision occurred ? No
Event Location Latitude --
Event Location Longitude --
Event Location Airport MAPLE GROVE AIRPORT
Event Location Nearest Airport ID 65G
Indicates whether the acc/inc occurred off or on an airport Off Airport/Airstrip
Distance from airport in statute miles 0.5
Degrees magnetic from airport 180
Airport Elevation 908
Weather Briefing Completeness Not pertinent
Investigator's weather source Weather Observation Facility
Time of the weather observation 1615 Eastern Daylight Time
Direction of event from weather observation facility (degrees) 150
Weather Observation Facility ID OZW
Elevation of weather observation facility 961
Distance of event from weather observation facility (units?) 6
Time Zone of the weather observation EDT
Lighting Conditions Day
Lowest Ceiling Height --
Lowest Non-Ceiling Height 4900
Sky/Lowest/Cloud Conditions Scattered
Sky Condition for Lowest Ceiling None
Visibility Runway Visual Range (Feet) --
Visibility Runway Visual Value (Statute Miles) --
Visibility (Statute Miles) 10
Air Temperature at event time (in degrees celsius) 24
Dew Point at event time (in degress fahrenheit) 20
Wind Direction (degrees magnetic) 240
Variable Wind Indicator Wind direction could be determined
Wind Speed (knots) 3
Wind Velocity Indicator --
Wind Gust Indicator Gusting
Wind Gust (knots) 0
Altimeter Setting at event time (in. Hg) 29.89
Density Altitude (feet) 3477
Intensity of Precipitation --
METAR weather report --
Event Highest Injury None
On Ground, Fatal Injuries --
On Ground, Minor Injuries --
On Ground, Serious Injuries --
Injury Total Fatal --
Injury Total Minor --
Injury Total None 1
Injury Total Serious --
Injury Total All --
Investigating Agency NTSB
NTSB Docket Number (internal use) 11028
NTSB Notification Source FAA
NTSB Notification Date Jul 22 2001 12:00AM
NTSB Notification Time 1932
Fiche Number and/or location -used to find docket information IMAGE
Date of most recent change to record Nov 27 2001 11:26AM
User who most recently changed record NTSB\MONR
Basic weather conditions Visual Meteorological Cond
FAA District Office DETROIT, MICHIGAN FSDO

Aircraft Involved

Aircraft #1

Aircraft Registration Number N3559E
NTSB Number CHI01LA226
Missing Aircraft Indicator --
Federal Aviation Reg. Part Part 91: General Aviation
Type of Flight Plan filed None
Flight plan Was Activated? No
Damage Substantial
Aircraft Fire None
Aircraft Explosion None
Aircraft Manufacturer's Full Name Cessna
Aircraft Model 182T
Aircraft Series Identifier --
Aircraft Serial Number 18281010
Certified Max Gross Weight 3100
Aircraft Category Airplane
Aircraft Registration Class U.S. Registered/U.S. Soil
Aircraft is a homebuilt? No
Flight Crew Seats --
Cabin Crew Seats --
Passenger Seats --
Total number of seats on the aircraft 4
Number of Engines 1
Fixed gear or retractable gear Fixed
Aircraft, Type of Last Inspection AAIP
Date of Last Inspection Jun 25 2001 12:00AM
Airframe hours since last inspection 33
Airframe Hours 33
ELT Installed Yes
ELT Activated No
ELT Aided Location of Event Site No
ELT Type --
Aircraft Owner Name WILLIAM FRANK DEGROW
Aircraft Owner Street Address 1155 BONANZA DRIVE
Aircraft Owner City OKEMOS
Aircraft Owner State MI
Aircraft Owner Country USA
Aircraft Owner Zipcode 48864
Operator is an individual? No
Operator Name --
Operator Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Is Doing Business As --
Operator Address Same as Owner? Yes
Operator Street Address --
Operator City --
Operator State --
Operator Country --
Operator Zip code --
Operator Code --
Owner has at least one certificate None
Other Operator of large aircraft? --
Certified for Part 133 or 137 Operation --
Operator Certificate Number --
Indicates whether an air carrier operation was scheduled or not --
Indicates Domestic or International Flight --
Operator carrying Pax/Cargo/Mail --
Type of Flying (Per_Bus / Primary) Personal
Second Pilot on Board No
Departure Point Same as Event No
Departure Airport Code OZW
Departure City HOWELL
Departure State MI
Departure Country USA
Departure Time 1600
Departure Time Zone EDT
Destination Same as Local Flt crash at destination city
Destination Airport Code 65G
Destination City FOWLERVILLE
Destination State MI
Destination Country USA
Specific Phase of Flight Landing
Report sent to ICAO? No
Evacuation occurred No
Date of most recent change to record Nov 1 2001 8:41AM
User who most recently changed record SULP
Since inspection or accident Time of Accident
Event Location Runway Number and Location 18
Runway Length 2000
Runway Width 113
Sight Seeing flight No
Air Medical Flight No
Medical Flight --