ANC83IA056

NTSB incident investigation · Cessna 172M · Wasilla, AK · February 28, 1983

Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal report

Date: February 28, 1983, 16:30 local (20:30 UTC)
Place: Wasilla, AK
Injuries: 3 uninjured
Damage: Minor damage
Phase of flight: Enroute
Aircraft: N786JHCessna 172M
Weather: Visual (VMC) · Day
Status: Completed
Report: Approved by Office Director
NTSB office: Alaska Regional Office
FAA report: 19830228060949I
Case key: 4083

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the incident.

On this page

Sequence of events

NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.

Airframe/component/system failure/malfunctionClimb - to cruise

Flt control syst,wing flap control - wornCause

Preflight planning/preparation - poorPilot in commandFactor

Flt control syst,wing flap control - bentCause

Maintenance,inspection - not performedPilot in commandFactor

Analysis

Acft experienced failure of the left flap during climbout due to worn parts which were not observed on the preflight inspection.

Aircraft

Registration: N786JH
Reported as: Cessna 172M
Category: Airplane
Serial number: 17264014
Airframe hours: 2,357
Engine: Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
Damage: Minor damage
Flight: Personal · Part 91
Registered owner: Carol J. Douthit
Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
Last inspection: Annual · May 21, 1982
Departed: Z16 · Wasilla, AK
Destination: MRI · Anchorage, AK

N786JHRegistered now · Cessna 172MS/N 17264014 · Built 1974 Airframe modelCessna 172M Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

Role: Pilot
Age: 38
Certificate: Private
Airplane ratings: Single-engine sea, Single-engine land
Medical: Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
Seat: Left
Flight hours: 880 total · 230 in this make and model · 800 as pilot in command · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 24 hours

Weather

Conditions: Visual (VMC) · Day
Wind: Calm
Visibility: 60 statute miles
Lowest ceiling: None
Temperature: 25 °F

FAA reports on this event · 1

The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.

Incident 19830228060949ICessna 172M · Wasilla, AKNoise on flap retraction. Left one stayed down. Put right one same and landed. Worn bearing and tract, bent drive.Feb 28, 1983 · N786JH · Minor damage