- Date
- June 26, 1983, 19:30 local (23:30 UTC)
- Place
- Denton, NC
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5096KCessna 172N
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19830626064629A
- Case key
- 6102
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The plt reported that during arrival, she elected to land on the sloping rwy, downhill, since there were lower apch obstacles from that direction. She reported that the acft touched down somewhat too FAR down the rwy. The brakes were applied, but they were not as effective on the grass as she had anticipated. The acft continued slowly off the rwy, went down an embankment & onto a railroad track & nosed over. The plt reported that the wind was light & variable. Aprx 30 mi north northwest at windstonsalem, NC, the 1950 EDT wind was from 130 deg at 12 KTS. The plt noted that the accident might have been avoided by 1ANDING at the threshold, applying brakes immediately & by holding back on the yoke while applying brakes.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5096K
- Reported as
- Cessna 172N
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 17273967
- Airframe hours
- 427
- Engine
- Lycoming O-320-H2AD, 160 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Loflin Nettie H
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- 100 hour · June 10, 1983 · 3 hours before
- Departed
- 6A6 · Albemarle, NC
- Airport
- 77A · Denton, runway 2, 2,200 × 50 ft, grass/turf
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
- 51
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 535 total · 400 in this make and model · 458 as pilot in command · 30 in the last 90 days · 1 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 84 °F, dew point 66 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- INT, 30 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.