# NTSB ATL82FA224: Cessna 172, N61856, Mt Airy, NC, August 1, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Field investigation · Final report
- Date: August 1, 1982, 14:10 local (18:10 UTC)
- Place: Mt Airy, NC
- Coordinates: 36.499244, -80.609504 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4992&lon=-80.6095&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 1, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 71787
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL82FA224
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/71787/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL82FA224

## 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
  - weather condition - crosswind (contributing factor)
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - compensation for wind conditions - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - directional control - not maintained, pilot in command (cause)
  - ground loop/swerve - inadvertent, pilot in command (cause)
- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - terrain condition - ditch (contributing factor)

## 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](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N61856), registered now, S/N 17264847, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172M](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172m) (registry code 2072418) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17264847
- Airframe hours: 4665
- Engines: 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

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; 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 (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19820801033859A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820801033859A), Aug 1, 1982: Cessna 172M, Mount Airy, NC, Substantial damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft during landing, crashed in ditch off side of runway.

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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