# NTSB ATL83LA027: Cessna 172H, N2633L, Birmingham, AL, November 8, 1982

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: November 8, 1982, 17:15 local (23:15 UTC)
- Place: Birmingham, AL
- Coordinates: 33.570682, -86.710716 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5707&lon=-86.7107&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 4 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 8, 1983
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 69963
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA027
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/69963/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA027

## Analysis

PILOT MADE A HARD OFF AIRPORT LANDING AFTER LOSS OF POWER. HE HAD USED A PROLONGED SLIP TO LOSE ALTITUDE AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THEN HE COULD NOT REACH THE RUNWAY. THE FUEL SELECTOR WAS FOUND ON LEFT TANK. LEFT TANK HAD LESS THAN TWO GALLONS OF FUEL.

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of engine power(total) - nonmechanical, descent
  - fluid,fuel - starvation (cause)
  - fuel tank selector position - improper, pilot in command (cause)
- Forced landing, landing - flare/touchdown
- Hard landing, landing - flare/touchdown
  - light condition - dark night (contributing factor)
  - level off - misjudged, pilot in command (cause)
- Complete gear collapsed, landing - flare/touchdown
  - landing gear - overload
  - landing gear - failure,total

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2633L](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2633L-1994-02-08), registration cancelled 1994-02-08, S/N 17255833 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172H
- Registry model: [Cessna 172H](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172h) (registry code 2072424) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17255833
- Airframe hours: 3159
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Operator: Greenville Flying Club, Inc.
- Registered owner: Greenville Flying Club, Inc.
- Departed: MEI, MERIDIAN, MS
- Destination: TYS, KNOXVILLE, TN
- Flight plan: VFR
- Airport: BHM, Birmingham Muni, runway 5, 10,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 37; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; flight hours: 300 total, 200 in this make and model, 275 as pilot in command, 30 in the last 90 days, 4 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/dark
- Wind: calm
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Temperature: 122 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: BHM

## 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 19821108057619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19821108057619A), Nov 8, 1982: Cessna 172H, Birmingham, AL, Substantial damage. Engine quit on long final approach, aircraft crashed short of the runway. Pilot unaware of proper fuel management.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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