# Accident 19830331011079A: Cessna 172M, Odessa, TX, March 31, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 31, 1983, 15:45 local time
- Place: Odessa, TX
- Airport: Schlemeyer
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 31.9291° N, 102.3602° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9291&lon=-102.3602&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9591H, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9591H-2020-02-28) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172M (registry code 2072418, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 167 total, 69 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW83LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA174) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830331011079A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PILOT ALLOWED AIRCRAFT TO DRIFT OFF RUNWAY DURING LANDING AND ONTO A DIRT EMBANKMENT SHEARING NOSE WHEEL.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW83LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW83LA174), Mar 31, 1983: Cessna 172M (N9591H), Odessa, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9591H (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19901027065509I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19901027065509I), Oct 27, 1990: Cessna 172M (N9591H), Lubbock, TX. Rudder control problems on final. Landed safely. Pedals returned to neutral but stiff.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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