- Date
- August 1, 1982, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place
- Mt Airy, NC
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N61856Cessna 172
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820801033859A
- Case key
- 71787
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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
After arriving at the destination, the pilot landed on runway 36 with a westerly wind at about 7 gusting 10 KTS. After touchdown, the plane veered to the right, hit a ditch and was damaged. A post crash examination revealed no discrepancies with the braking system or nosewheel steering.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N61856
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17264847
- Airframe hours
- 4,665
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-E2D, 150 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Arthur W. Parris
- Registered owner
- John D. Haigler (Doyle Flying
- Departed
- Rockingham, NC
- Destination
- Mt. Airy, NC
- Airport
- MWK · Mt. Airy-Surry Cty, runway 36, 3,500 × 75 ft, asphalt
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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 70 total · 16 in this make and model
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 270° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Temperature
- 183 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FLO, 150 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.