# NTSB ATL82DA116: Cessna 172N, N738QD, Pikeville, KY, April 18, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Final report
- Date: April 18, 1982, 10:40 local (15:40 UTC)
- Place: Pikeville, KY
- Location: 37.4769° N, 82.5288° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pikeville, KY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4769&lon=-82.5288&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 18, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 72226
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82DA116
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/72226/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82DA116

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Loss of control - on ground/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - rough/uneven (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition (contributing factor)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water collision with object, landing - roll
  - object - vehicle (contributing factor)

## Analysis

DURING A LANDING ON THE SECOND SOLO FLIGHT, THE STUDENT PILOT SWERVED TO AVIOD STANDING WATER AND A ROUGH SPOT ON THE RUNWAY. THE STUDENT REPORTED THAT THE SWERVE "WORSENED", AND SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT MAIN GEAR STRUCK A MOWING TRACTOR BESIDE THE RUNWAY.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N738QD (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 1720147
- Airframe hours: 1206
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 160 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Cap Aero Club
- Registered owner: Cap Aero Club
- Departed: 5I0, PIKEVILLE, KY
- Destination: 5I0, PIKEVILLE, KY
- Airport: 5I0, Pike County, runway 31, 2,750 × 38 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; student; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 18 total, 18 in this make and model, 1 as pilot in command, 18 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 140 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820418035199A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418035199A), Apr 18, 1982: Cessna 172N, Pikeville, KY, Substantial damage. Student swerved on landing roll to miss standing water. Lost control, ran off runway into a tractor.

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.

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