- Date
- May 9, 1983, 12:15 local (16:15 UTC)
- Place
- Gastonia, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5324KCessna 172P
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830509019689A
- Case key
- 5913
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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 acft stalled into the ground just short of the rwy and collapsed the nose gear. The pilot was flying from the right seat so his female passenger could use the more adjustable left seat. The pilot stated that at 70 KTS on final approach for a landing the acft started to settle and the airspeed to decay. He said he was using 30 degrees of flaps but after the accident the flaps were up with the handle down. When the airspeed started to decay he advanced the throttle. Beforethe engine could respond the pilot said something caused the acft to pitch up and he inadvertantly pulled the throttle out (retarded it). The stall warning came on. He pushed the throttle back in and lowered the nose and the acft hit on the nose gear about 60 ft short of the rwy. The nose gear collapsed and the acft skidded onto and veered off of the rwy. Neither of the 2 occupants were using the available shoulder harness and both sustained head injuries.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5324K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172P
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17274065
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-D2J, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Caro Wings Flight Service Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · April 15, 1983 · 0 hours before
- Airport
- 0A6 · Gastonia, runway 3, 3,500 × 100 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
- Age
- 25
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Seat
- Right
- Flight hours
- 93 total · 4 in this make and model · 6 in the last 90 days · 3 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 30° at 5 knots, gusting 10
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 72 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.