# NTSB ATL83LA167: Cessna 172K, N5457D, Hendersonville, NC, April 20, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: April 20, 1983, 14:10 local (19:10 UTC)
- Place: Hendersonville, NC
- Coordinates: 35.259956, -82.549827 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.2600&lon=-82.5498&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6055
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA167
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6055/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA167

## Sequence of events

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

- Loss of control - in flight, landing - flare/touchdown
  - weather condition - gusts (contributing factor)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing
  - aborted landing - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - go-around - initiated, pilot in command (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE STUDENT PLT HAD STARTED TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS AFTER SOME AIR WORK. THE 1ST LANDING WAS SUCCESSFUL, BUT DURING THE 2ND A GUST OF WIND CARRIED THE ACFT OFF THE RUNWAY DURING THE FLARE. IN ATTEMPTING TO GO AROUND WITH FULL THROTTLE AND FLAPS RETRACTING, THE WING DRAGGED AND THE NOSE DUG IN. THE ACFT THEN NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N5457D](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N5457D), registered now, S/N 17272574 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172K
- Registry model: [Cessna 172N](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172n) (registry code 2072434) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-320 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (registry code 41508, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17272574
- Airframe hours: 1200
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-H2AD 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Instructional, Part 91
- Operator: Aerolina, Incorporated
- Registered owner: Patricia G. Wilde
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, April 10, 1983, 20 hours before
- Airport: 0A7, Hendersonville, runway 32, 3,075 × 40 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 34; student; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 17 total, 15 in this make and model, 2 as pilot in command, 17 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 320° at 13 knots
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 61 °F

## 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 19830420014649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830420014649A), Apr 20, 1983: Cessna 172N, Hendersonville, NC, Destroyed. Student pilot lost control of aircraft when wing tip struck ground causing flipover accident.

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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