- Date
- June 22, 1983, 09:55 local (13:55 UTC)
- Place
- Gastonia, NC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5284DCessna 172
- Weather
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830622026529A
- Case key
- 6098
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot was on a asr approach and sighted the runway at 1/2-mile out at an altitude of 800 feet AGL. Touchdown was made at about half way down the runway at 68 KTS with 40 degrees of flaps. Braking was less than good and the acft hit a barrier at runways end which caused it to nose over. The pilot stated it was raining at time of landing with standing water on the runway.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5284D
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17272493
- Airframe hours
- 1,300
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Business · Part 91
- Registered owner
- L.F. Zerfoss Associates, Inc.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Departed
- AVL · Asheville, NC
- Flight plan
- IFR
- Airport
- 0A6 · Gastonia Municipal, runway 30, 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
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 970 total · 791 in this make and model · 875 as pilot in command · 41 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Instrument (IMC) · Day
- Wind
- 90° at 9 knots
- Visibility
- 2 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 700 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 70 °F, dew point 63 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CLT, 11 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.