NTSB CAROL · Event
Event ATL87LA176
Registry · N52575
FAA Aircraft Registry record.
Make / Model
CESSNA M337B
Year of manufacture
1967 · 20 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 hp)
Seats / Engines
6 seats · 2 engines
Last airworthiness date
19960829
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A69EEC
Registrant of record
CRAWFORD GEORGE T
Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).
Aircraft involved
Factual narrative
THE ACFT OVERRAN THE RWY END WHILE THE STUDENT PLT WAS ATTEMPTING A NO-FLAP LDG. THE ACFT IMPACTED A BERM AT THE END OF THE RWY AND SUBSEQUENTLY CAME TO REST IN A CREEK. THE STUDENT PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD INITIALLY TOUCHED DOWN ABOUT MID-FIELD ON THE TURF RWY, AND THAT THE AIRSPEED WAS ABOUT 75 KTS (NORMAL FINAL APPROACH SPEED IS 65 KTS). THE ACFT 'BALLOONED' AFTER TOUCHDOWN, AND THE PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE THE AIRSPEED BY LOWERING THE FLAPS 10 DEGREES. HE APPLIED FULL BRAKING AFTER THE ACFT TOUCHED DOWN AGAIN, BUT WAS UNABLE TO PREVENT THE ACFT FROM RUNNING OFF THE END OF THE RWY. HE NOTED THAT THE RWY WAS 'DAMP' AT THE TIME. HE HAD MADE SEVERAL SUCCESSFUL FULL-STOP LDGS ON THIS RWY SHORTLY BEFORE THE ACCIDENT. THE STUDENT PILOT HAD ABOUT 6 HOURS TOTAL SOLO TIME, ALL OF WHICH WAS ACQUIRED IN THIS MODEL ACFT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12
Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file
NTSB_1987_ATL87LA176.txt.
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