# NTSB ATL83LA219: Cessna 172M, N13881, Kingston, TN, June 6, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 6, 1983, 10:40 local (14:40 UTC)
- Place: Kingston, TN
- Coordinates: 35.869441, -84.509025 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8694&lon=-84.5090&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 6086
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=ATL83LA219
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/6086/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL83LA219

## Sequence of events

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

- In flight collision with object, takeoff - initial climb
  - planning/decision - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - lack of total experience, pilot in command (contributing factor)
  - lowering of flaps - improper, pilot in command (cause)
  - object - fence (contributing factor)
  - flight control,elevator - jammed (contributing factor)
- In flight collision with terrain/water, landing - flare/touchdown
  - aborted takeoff - performed, pilot in command (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - flare/touchdown
  - terrain condition - soft (contributing factor)
  - terrain condition - wet (contributing factor)

## Analysis

THE PLT CHECKED THE WX CONDITIONS BEFORE OPERATING ON THE 1020 FT GRASS STRIP. HE LANDED ON THE STRIP AT 0935 EDT, TOOK OFF AGAIN ABOUT 10 MIN LATER, THEN RETURNED & LANDED AGAIN. APRX 1 HR & 5 MIN AFTER HIS 1ST TAKEOFF, HE STARTED ANOTHER DEPARTURE WITH 20 DEG OF FLAPS SELECTED. AFTTER LIFT-OFF, HE FELT THE TAIL OF THE ACFT HIT A FENCE AT THE END OF THE STRIP, THEN THE ELEVATOR CONTROLS LOCKED UP. AT THAT TIME, HE REDUCED THE POWER & THE ACFT CRASHED BEYOND THE FENCE IN A WET/MARSHY AREA & CAME TO REST INVERTED. THE OWNER'S MANUAL RECOMMENDED USING NO GREATER THAN 10 DEG OF FLAPS FOR MINIMUM RUN TAKEOFFS.

## Aircraft

- Registration: N13881 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172M
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17263027
- Airframe hours: 4100
- Engines: LYCOMING O-320-E2D 150 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: E. Tennessee Pilots Club, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, June 19, 1982, 112 hours before
- Destination: SKY RANCH ARPT., TN
- Airport: Charles Farm, runway 30, 1,020 × 300 ft, grass/turf

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 24; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 82 total, 10 in this make and model, 45 as pilot in command

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 360° at 3 knots
- Visibility: 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 5,500 ft overcast
- Temperature: 70 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observed at: TYS, 12 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 19830606027069A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830606027069A), Jun 6, 1983: Cessna 172M, Kingston, TN, Substantial damage. Pilot aborted takeoff after attempting takeoff with 20 degrees of flaps. Aircraft crashed through fence.

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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