- Date
- May 25, 1982, 17:00 local (21:00 UTC)
- Place
- Jonesboro, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N54527Cessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820525022209A
- Case key
- 71205
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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.
Analysis
The pilot stated that after applying brakes on landing roll the aircraft began to hydroplane on water that was on the runway. He elected to raise the flaps and apply full power in a attempt to go-around but was unable to clear trees off the end of the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N54527
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274994
- Airframe hours
- 95
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-02J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Am Van Houtin
- Registered owner
- Am Van Houtin
- Departed
- 9A7 · Jonesboro, GA
- Destination
- 9A7 · Jonesboro, GA
- Airport
- 9A7 · South Expressway, runway 24, 2,500 × 30 ft, macadam
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
- 45
- Certificate
- Student
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 88 total · 88 in this make and model · 40 as pilot in command · 12 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Variable at 5 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 32 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.